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Absenteeism due to mental problems
among employees in nursing
Brigita Jeretina1, Katja Krt2, Andrej Starc1
1 Univesrity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences, Zdravstvena pot 5, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
2 University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Clinic of Surgery, Zaloška cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
brigita.jeretina2@gmail.com; katja_krt@hotmail.com; andrej.starc@zf.uni-lj.si
Abstract
Introduction: Absenteeism is a phenomenon that describes absence
at work and is measured as a frequency of missing days at work. It is
directly related to consequences such as nursing staff shortage, low
employees morale and disruptions in continuity of patient care. Causes
of absenteeism are often attributed to mental disorders. In nursing
manifestations of mental problems are often caused by the nature of
work and working conditions. Methods: In this paper, a descriptive
methodology with literature review in Slovenian and English language
has been used. Union bibliographic database COBBISS and CINAHL,
Medline (PubMed), Cochrane and Springerlink databases have been
searched. Results: Many researchers have been studying risk factors
which cause and/or influence the absenteeism in nursing. The causes
for absenteeism are expected to be overload of work, excessive work
demands and job dissatisfaction. Also, depression, anxiety and stress
are expected to be recognized as the most frequent mental problems.
Discussion: Based on previous findings guidelines for further research
on mental health among nurses in Slovenia will be presented.
Key words: nurse, absence from work, mental health, job dissatisfaction
Absenteesim is a concept by which we define an absence of an employee
from the workplace and is measured with the frequency of missing wor-
king days. Experts estimate that the rate of absenteeism among heal-
th professionals is higher than in other professions. Therefore, identifying and
understanding the factors contributing to absenteeism is a particularly chal-
lenging for society (Waage and Bjorvatn, 2016). In addition to other factors, the
causes of absenteeism are often attributed to mental disorders (Lamont et al.,
2016; Perry et al., 2015). When absenteeism arises from mental health problems,
employees are usually absent for a longer period of time, and consequently this
doi: https://doi.org/10.26493/978-961-7023-32-9.73-81
among employees in nursing
Brigita Jeretina1, Katja Krt2, Andrej Starc1
1 Univesrity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences, Zdravstvena pot 5, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
2 University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Clinic of Surgery, Zaloška cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
brigita.jeretina2@gmail.com; katja_krt@hotmail.com; andrej.starc@zf.uni-lj.si
Abstract
Introduction: Absenteeism is a phenomenon that describes absence
at work and is measured as a frequency of missing days at work. It is
directly related to consequences such as nursing staff shortage, low
employees morale and disruptions in continuity of patient care. Causes
of absenteeism are often attributed to mental disorders. In nursing
manifestations of mental problems are often caused by the nature of
work and working conditions. Methods: In this paper, a descriptive
methodology with literature review in Slovenian and English language
has been used. Union bibliographic database COBBISS and CINAHL,
Medline (PubMed), Cochrane and Springerlink databases have been
searched. Results: Many researchers have been studying risk factors
which cause and/or influence the absenteeism in nursing. The causes
for absenteeism are expected to be overload of work, excessive work
demands and job dissatisfaction. Also, depression, anxiety and stress
are expected to be recognized as the most frequent mental problems.
Discussion: Based on previous findings guidelines for further research
on mental health among nurses in Slovenia will be presented.
Key words: nurse, absence from work, mental health, job dissatisfaction
Absenteesim is a concept by which we define an absence of an employee
from the workplace and is measured with the frequency of missing wor-
king days. Experts estimate that the rate of absenteeism among heal-
th professionals is higher than in other professions. Therefore, identifying and
understanding the factors contributing to absenteeism is a particularly chal-
lenging for society (Waage and Bjorvatn, 2016). In addition to other factors, the
causes of absenteeism are often attributed to mental disorders (Lamont et al.,
2016; Perry et al., 2015). When absenteeism arises from mental health problems,
employees are usually absent for a longer period of time, and consequently this
doi: https://doi.org/10.26493/978-961-7023-32-9.73-81
