Association of Work Stress & Total Income with Sick Leave during COVID-19 Pandemic applied on Ahmed Maher and El-Gomhoria Teaching Hospital | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Article 140, Volume 92, Issue 1, July 2023, Pages 6379-6386 PDF (715.36 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.314500 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Although COVID-19 pandemic drew an intense global attention to sick leave incidence, policies, and effect on different public and national levels, still there hasn’t been enough scientific research well done to address and manage this subject. Objective: To Study the correlation between workload and sick absenteeism of the employees and the impact on total income. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional research involved 50 staff members by evaluating the correlation between workload and sick absenteeism were assessed by formulating Key Performance Indicator to asses customers (internal) satisfaction, work obstacles and distribution of employee leave in contrast to sick leave distribution. Results: As hospitals look to increase the benefit from the human element as one of the most important elements of capital, providing an ideal work environment in order to reach the optimal benefit of human element. Careful analysis of specific staff needs will build a strong foundation toward developmental success. Conclusion: An elevating level on sick leave of stress related reasons during COVID-19 pandemic needs a valid tool for early identification of individuals at risk of leaving work because of such factors. Findings of this study refers that the workplace stress scale questionnaire is a reliable and valid questionnaire. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Sick leave; Workplace stress; Absence | ||
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