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Presenteeism Among Healthcare Providers, Staff, and Students in Jalisco, Mexico: A Descriptive Study
Objective We measured presenteeism (continuing to attend work or other activities while sick) in a sample of healthcare workers in Jalisco, Mexico to better understand the phenomenon, which can place patients at risk of infection. Methods An online survey link was distributed to all healthcare profe...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9517951/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36185928 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.28533 |
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author | Shattuck, Eric C Ramos Herrera, Igor M Sunil, Thankam |
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description | Objective We measured presenteeism (continuing to attend work or other activities while sick) in a sample of healthcare workers in Jalisco, Mexico to better understand the phenomenon, which can place patients at risk of infection. Methods An online survey link was distributed to all healthcare professionals, staff, and students registered with the Jalisco Ministry of Health starting in March 2020. Completed surveys (n = 196) collected between March and July 2020 were analyzed using bivariate and descriptive statistics including Kruskal-Wallis rank sum tests and Fisher’s tests. Results Most participants (67.5%) reported working while sick. Primary reasons included concerns about patients and continuity of care. Approximately 97% of respondents believed that working while sick could put patients at risk but still attended work with multiple symptoms. Conclusion These presenteeism rates and motivations are comparable to data from the US and other countries. We suggest that state and federal medical organizations address presenteeism to prevent nosocomial outbreaks. |
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spelling | pubmed-95179512022-09-30 Presenteeism Among Healthcare Providers, Staff, and Students in Jalisco, Mexico: A Descriptive Study Shattuck, Eric C Ramos Herrera, Igor M Sunil, Thankam Cureus Infectious Disease Objective We measured presenteeism (continuing to attend work or other activities while sick) in a sample of healthcare workers in Jalisco, Mexico to better understand the phenomenon, which can place patients at risk of infection. Methods An online survey link was distributed to all healthcare professionals, staff, and students registered with the Jalisco Ministry of Health starting in March 2020. Completed surveys (n = 196) collected between March and July 2020 were analyzed using bivariate and descriptive statistics including Kruskal-Wallis rank sum tests and Fisher’s tests. Results Most participants (67.5%) reported working while sick. Primary reasons included concerns about patients and continuity of care. Approximately 97% of respondents believed that working while sick could put patients at risk but still attended work with multiple symptoms. Conclusion These presenteeism rates and motivations are comparable to data from the US and other countries. We suggest that state and federal medical organizations address presenteeism to prevent nosocomial outbreaks. Cureus 2022-08-29 /pmc/articles/PMC9517951/ /pubmed/36185928 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.28533 Text en Copyright © 2022, Shattuck et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Infectious Disease Shattuck, Eric C Ramos Herrera, Igor M Sunil, Thankam Presenteeism Among Healthcare Providers, Staff, and Students in Jalisco, Mexico: A Descriptive Study |
title | Presenteeism Among Healthcare Providers, Staff, and Students in Jalisco, Mexico: A Descriptive Study |
title_full | Presenteeism Among Healthcare Providers, Staff, and Students in Jalisco, Mexico: A Descriptive Study |
title_fullStr | Presenteeism Among Healthcare Providers, Staff, and Students in Jalisco, Mexico: A Descriptive Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Presenteeism Among Healthcare Providers, Staff, and Students in Jalisco, Mexico: A Descriptive Study |
title_short | Presenteeism Among Healthcare Providers, Staff, and Students in Jalisco, Mexico: A Descriptive Study |
title_sort | presenteeism among healthcare providers, staff, and students in jalisco, mexico: a descriptive study |
topic | Infectious Disease |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9517951/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36185928 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.28533 |
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