Workplace leave patterns among Victorian health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19
epidemiology
hospital workers
workplace absence
Journal
Internal medicine journal
ISSN: 1445-5994
Titre abrégé: Intern Med J
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 101092952
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2023
10 2023
Historique:
received:
30
05
2023
accepted:
29
08
2023
medline:
23
10
2023
pubmed:
29
9
2023
entrez:
29
9
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We analysed aggregate work absences during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic from two Victorian hospital sites and corresponding individual-level survey data to understand changes in the rates and types of workplace absence. We found changing reasons for workplace absences as the pandemic progressed and observed higher rates of annual and sick leave during the months coinciding with increased COVID-19 cases and workforce burnout.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1896-1900Subventions
Organisme : Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions
ID : HHSF/20/12957
Organisme : WorkSafe Victoria
Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. Internal Medicine Journal published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
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