THE LEVEL AND COST BURDEN OF ABSENTEEISM AMONG HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
This study was aimed at identifying the prevalence of unscheduled absenteeism resulting in loss of labor among healthcare professionals and its cost burden on hospitals. The study was conducted with the participation of 951 hospital employees that comprised the doctors, nurses/midwives, other health...
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| description | This study was aimed at identifying the prevalence of unscheduled absenteeism resulting in loss of labor among healthcare professionals and its cost burden on hospitals. The study was conducted with the participation of 951 hospital employees that comprised the doctors, nurses/midwives, other healthcare professionals and administrative staff employed at two different hospitals in Turkey. ‘Health and Work Performance Questionnaire (HPQ)’ developed by Kessler et al. (2003) was used as the data collection tool. The results indicated greater absenteeism in healthcare professionals aged 30 and under, married employees, female employees, nurses/midwives, university hospital staff and employees with a maximum of 5 years of service. The unscheduled absences and the cost of absenteeism were calculated as 11.52 days and 2372.46 TRY per employee per year. The study results emphasised the significance of unscheduled absenteeism in hospitals and its financial consequences. Hospital administrators could develop effective solutions by analysing the underlying causes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2e10003c03314a09be38b2f9b9d6950b2024-02-06T07:53:49ZengSakarya University Coordinatorship of Scientific Journalsİşletme Bilimi Dergisi2148-07372017-08-015212310.22139/jobs.29908228THE LEVEL AND COST BURDEN OF ABSENTEEISM AMONG HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALSAysun Kandemir0Bayram Şahin1KIRIKKALE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, SAĞLIK YÖNETİMİ BÖLÜMÜHACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İKTİSADİ VE İDARİ BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ, SAĞLIK YÖNETİMİ BÖLÜMÜThis study was aimed at identifying the prevalence of unscheduled absenteeism resulting in loss of labor among healthcare professionals and its cost burden on hospitals. The study was conducted with the participation of 951 hospital employees that comprised the doctors, nurses/midwives, other healthcare professionals and administrative staff employed at two different hospitals in Turkey. ‘Health and Work Performance Questionnaire (HPQ)’ developed by Kessler et al. (2003) was used as the data collection tool. The results indicated greater absenteeism in healthcare professionals aged 30 and under, married employees, female employees, nurses/midwives, university hospital staff and employees with a maximum of 5 years of service. The unscheduled absences and the cost of absenteeism were calculated as 11.52 days and 2372.46 TRY per employee per year. The study results emphasised the significance of unscheduled absenteeism in hospitals and its financial consequences. Hospital administrators could develop effective solutions by analysing the underlying causes.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/338549absenteeismproductivityworkforcelabor losscost burdeni̇şe devamsızlıkverimliliki̇şgücüi̇şgücü kaybımali yük |
| spellingShingle | Aysun Kandemir Bayram Şahin THE LEVEL AND COST BURDEN OF ABSENTEEISM AMONG HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS İşletme Bilimi Dergisi absenteeism productivity workforce labor loss cost burden i̇şe devamsızlık verimlilik i̇şgücü i̇şgücü kaybı mali yük |
| title | THE LEVEL AND COST BURDEN OF ABSENTEEISM AMONG HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS |
| title_full | THE LEVEL AND COST BURDEN OF ABSENTEEISM AMONG HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS |
| title_fullStr | THE LEVEL AND COST BURDEN OF ABSENTEEISM AMONG HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS |
| title_full_unstemmed | THE LEVEL AND COST BURDEN OF ABSENTEEISM AMONG HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS |
| title_short | THE LEVEL AND COST BURDEN OF ABSENTEEISM AMONG HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS |
| title_sort | level and cost burden of absenteeism among health care professionals |
| topic | absenteeism productivity workforce labor loss cost burden i̇şe devamsızlık verimlilik i̇şgücü i̇şgücü kaybı mali yük |
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