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Editor, Senior Moderator
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
. 2020 Oct 26;1-8.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.453. Online ahead of print.
Healthcare Personnel Absenteeism, Presenteeism, and Staffing Challenges During Epidemics
Douglas W Challener[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Laura Breeher[SUP] 2 [/SUP], JoEllen Frain[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Melanie D Swift[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Pritish K Tosh[SUP] 1 [/SUP], John O'Horo[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Presenteeism is an expensive and challenging problem in the healthcare industry. In anticipation of the staffing challenges expected with the COVID-19 pandemic, we examined a decade of payroll data for a healthcare workforce. We aimed to determine the effect of seasonal influenza-like illness (ILI) on absences to support COVID-19 staffing plans. Both hours worked and unscheduled absences were significantly related to the community prevalence of influenza-like illness in our cohort. These effects were stronger in hourly employees suggesting that organizations should target their messaging at encouraging salaried staff to stay home when ill.
. 2020 Oct 26;1-8.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.453. Online ahead of print.
Healthcare Personnel Absenteeism, Presenteeism, and Staffing Challenges During Epidemics
Douglas W Challener[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Laura Breeher[SUP] 2 [/SUP], JoEllen Frain[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Melanie D Swift[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Pritish K Tosh[SUP] 1 [/SUP], John O'Horo[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33100247
- DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.453
Abstract
Presenteeism is an expensive and challenging problem in the healthcare industry. In anticipation of the staffing challenges expected with the COVID-19 pandemic, we examined a decade of payroll data for a healthcare workforce. We aimed to determine the effect of seasonal influenza-like illness (ILI) on absences to support COVID-19 staffing plans. Both hours worked and unscheduled absences were significantly related to the community prevalence of influenza-like illness in our cohort. These effects were stronger in hourly employees suggesting that organizations should target their messaging at encouraging salaried staff to stay home when ill.