Factors associated with presenteeism in nursing workers

to analyze factors associated with presenteeism in nursing workers with sociodemographic variables, health and work conditions, productivity and musculoskeletal symptoms.

Methods:

this is a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study, with 306 nursing workers from a hospital and municipal emergency room in a Brazilian capital. The Stanford Presenteeism Scale, the Work Limitations Questionnaire, the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire and a demographic questionnaire on nursing professionals’ working conditions and health were used. Bivariate and multivariate analyzes were performed, respecting a significance level of 5%.

Results:

presenteeism was found in 43.8% of professionals and significant associations with CLT work (p=0.002), workplace - Intensive Care Units (p=0.008), physical exercise twice a week (p=0.008), presence of musculoskeletal symptoms, with low back pain being representative (p=0.001). The productivity loss was 8.8.

Conclusions:

the study confirms a high rate of presenteeism among nursing workers.

Descriptors:
Presenteeism; Nursing; Worker’s Health; Efficiency; Cumulative Trauma Disorders

Variables	n^* * n=number (absolute frequency);	f(%)	Interval	Mean	Median	SD(^‡ ‡ SD=standard deviation. )
Worked in the last 30 days with any health problem
Yes	134	43.8
No	172	56.2
Total	306	100
SPS6
6-18 points	51	42.5
19-30 points	69	57.5
Total(^† † Total=corresponding to participants who fully answered the scale )	120	100	10-30	19.6	19.0	3.6
Dimension 1 - Finished work	120(^† † Total=corresponding to participants who fully answered the scale )	100	3-15	8.5	8.0	3.3
Dimension 2 – Maintained concentration	120(^† † Total=corresponding to participants who fully answered the scale )	100	3-15	11.1	12.0	3.2

WLQ dimensions	WLQ Domain X	WLQ Index	WLQ Productivity
GT	30.3	0.08	8.8%
DF	40.8
DMI	29.6
DP	30.5

Variable	Domains	n	Mean	Median	SD(^† † SD - standard deviation. )	p value(^‡ ‡ Mann-Whitney test. )
Type of contraction	WLQ Index					0.002
Consolidation of Labor Laws		182	10.0	8.5	6.7
Permanent		110	7.8	5.2	6.5
	Mental-interpersonal demand					<0.001
Consolidation of Labor Laws		184	34.9	29.1	28.4
Permanent		111	23.2	13.9	25.2
	Production demand					0.003
Consolidation of Labor Laws		182	35.4	35.0	30.6
Permanent		111	25.2	10.0	29.8
Sector of activity	Physical demand					0.008
Inpatient clinics		213	38.5	33.3	31.0
Intensive Care Unit		93	46.2	45.8	26.2
Practice activity twice a week						0.008
Yes		32	28.6	25.0	27.40
No		230	41.9	37.5	29.0

	In the past 12 months, have you had any problems, such as pain, tingling/numbness, in?	In the past 7 days, have you had any problems with?
	(%)	(%)
	20.3	9.5
	20.0	6.2
	25.2	11.1
	3.3	1.6
	11.4	3.6
	28.1	13.4
	14.4	5.9
	17.0	6.9
	17.3	7.8

Variables (pain/tingling /numbness in the last 12 months)	SPS6-Yes n(%)	SPS6-No n(%)	p value(^‡ ‡ P value from the chi-square test. )	Variables (pain/tingling/numbness in the last 7 days)	SPS6-Yes n(%)	SPS6-No n(%)	p value(^‡ ‡ P value from the chi-square test. )
Neck			0,001	Neck			0,007
Yes	39(12,7)	23(7,5)		Yes	20(6,5)	9(2,9)
No	95(31,0)	149(48,7)		No	114(37,3)	163(53,3)
Shoulders			0,001	Shoulders			0,127
Yes	38(12,5)	23(7,5)		Yes	12(3,9)	7(2,3)
No	95(31,1)	149(48,9)		No	121(39,8)	164(53,9)
Upper Back			<0,000	Upper Back			0,005
Yes	48(15,7)	29(9,5)		Yes	23(7,5)	11(3,6)
No	86(28,1)	143(46,7)		No	111(36,3)	161(52,6)
Lower back			0,001	Lower back			0,026
Yes	51(16,7)	35(11,4)		Yes	25(8,2)	16(5,2)
No	83(27,1)	137(44,8)		No	109(35,6)	161(52,6)
Hips/thighs			0,002	Hips/thighs			0,001
Yes	29(9,5)	15(4,9)		Yes	15(4,9)	3(1,0)
No	105(34,3)	157(51,3)		No	119(38,9)	169(55,2)
Knees			0,001	Knees			0,004
Yes	31(10,1)	21(6,9)		Yes	16(5,2)	5(1,6)
No	103(43,8)	151(49,3)		No	118(38,6)	167(54,6)
Ankles/feet			0,004				--
Yes	33(10,8)	20(6,5)			--	--
No	101(33,0)	152(49,7)			--	--

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[1] Corresponding author: Bruno da Silva Santos E-mail: bruno.ufmt@hotmail.com