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Published: 2021-11-10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56294/saludcyt20217

Work fatigue and absenteeism in the nursing staff

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Juan Eusebio Sulca ,
Juan Eusebio Sulca

Sanatorio de La Trinidad Mitre, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Abstract

Introduction: Nursing professionals are exposed to mental workload constantly to situations that generate burdens as a consequence of the physical, mental, emotional and economic effort of care and other sociodemographic and occupational factors.

Objective: to describe the association between work fatigue and absenteeism in nursing staff of a private institution in the city of Buenos Aires.

Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in a private institution of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires from February to April 2022. The sample consisted of 60 nurses, selected by non-probabilistic convenience sampling. This research was developed with the application of the Swedish Occupational Fatigue Inventory (SOFI) questionnaire, contextualized and validated in Spanish.

Results: The sample consisted of 65% of the female sex. The mean age was 39.22±11.59. Of the professionals, 46.7% had a nursing degree. In relation to absence from work during the last 12 months, this was evidenced in 56.7% of the sample; and the average number of days of absence from work during the last 12 months was 15.85±40.63.

Conclusions: In conclusion, the present work highlights the need to take into consideration the study of mental workload and fatigue in the nursing profession, according to the working conditions within the nursing staff. 

Keywords:

Alert Fatigue, Health Personnel,
Mental fatigue,
Occupational Stress,
Nursing,

How to Cite

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Sulca JE. Work fatigue and absenteeism in the nursing staff . Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología [Internet]. 2021 Nov. 10 [cited 2024 Jul. 27];1:7. Available from: https://revista.saludcyt.ar/ojs/index.php/sct/article/view/7

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