Urinary incontinence in health workers as a predisposing factor for presenteeism in Chile: A mixed-methods exploratory study.

IF 1.2 Q2 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Julieta Aránguiz-Ramírez, Pedro Olivares-Tirado, Cecilia Baeza-Correa, Xavier Castells
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Abstract

Introduction: Urinary incontinence negatively impacts the quality of life and can harm work activities, causing presenteeism in health professionals and decreasing the quality of care and patient safety. The objective of this study is to explore the self-perception of health workers who suffer from urinary incontinence as a predisposing factor for presenteeism.

Methods: Mixed study of an exploratory-descriptive nature. The sample was selected in a non-probabilistic and intentional way by criterion and convenience with a size of 14 volunteers, considering the saturation of the information. Reliability criteria defined by Guba for the process and analysis of thematic data were considered.

Results: The sample had a mean age of 38.9 + 7.1 years and a mean SPS-6 score of 15.8 + 3.5 points, showing alteration in the dimension of avoiding deconcentration. The narratives in the case study provide relevant information on how urinary incontinence affects the work performance of health workers through the interruption in their day, decreases the quality of clinical care, and increases their anxiety regarding their environment.

Conclusions: Urinary incontinence and presenteeism are subjective, and multidimensional experiences affect work performance. Therefore, further studies are recommended to identify predictor variables and the economic losses associated with this condition to establish improvements in the work environment and the self-care of female employees seeking greater benefits and better levels of efficiency in the organization.

在智利,医务工作者尿失禁是造成旷工的一个诱因:一项混合方法探索性研究。
导言:尿失禁会对生活质量产生负面影响,并损害工作活动,导致医务人员旷工,降低护理质量和患者安全。本研究旨在探讨患有尿失禁的医务工作者对导致旷工的诱因的自我认知:方法:探索-描述性混合研究。考虑到信息的饱和度,通过标准和便利性以非概率和有意的方式选取了 14 名志愿者作为样本。考虑到了古巴为专题数据的处理和分析所定义的可靠性标准:样本的平均年龄为 38.9+7.1 岁,SPS-6 的平均得分为 15.8+3.5 分,显示出在避免非集中化方面的变化。案例研究中的叙述提供了相关信息,说明了尿失禁是如何通过打断医护人员的日常工作、降低临床护理质量和增加他们对环境的焦虑来影响其工作表现的:结论:尿失禁和旷工是主观的、多层面的体验,会影响工作表现。因此,建议开展进一步研究,以确定预测变量和与这种情况相关的经济损失,从而改善工作环境和女性员工的自我保健,为组织谋求更大的利益和更高的效率。
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Medwave
Medwave MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL-
CiteScore
2.60
自引率
8.30%
发文量
50
审稿时长
12 weeks
期刊介绍: Medwave is a peer-reviewed, biomedical and public health journal. Since its foundation in 2001 (Volume 1) it has always been an online only, open access publication that does not charge subscription or reader fees. Since January 2011 (Volume 11, Number 1), all articles are peer-reviewed. Without losing sight of the importance of evidence-based approach and methodological soundness, the journal accepts for publication articles that focus on providing updates for clinical practice, review and analysis articles on topics such as ethics, public health and health policy; clinical, social and economic health determinants; clinical and health research findings from all of the major disciplines of medicine, medical science and public health. The journal does not publish basic science manuscripts or experiments conducted on animals. Until March 2013, Medwave was publishing 11-12 numbers a year. Each issue would be posted on the homepage on day 1 of each month, except for Chile’s summer holiday when the issue would cover two months. Starting from April 2013, Medwave adopted the continuous mode of publication, which means that the copyedited accepted articles are posted on the journal’s homepage as they are ready. They are then collated in the respective issue and included in the Past Issues section.
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