Cost burden of productivity loss due to sickness presenteeism among nurses in South Korea: A cross-sectional study

IF 3.8 3区医学 Q1 NURSING

International Nursing Review Pub Date : 2025-01-17 DOI:10.1111/inr.13094

Minkyung Kang PhD, RN, Ari Min PhD, RN, Chang Park PhD, Inah Kim PhD, RN

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Abstract

Aim

This study aimed to estimate the annual cost burden of productivity loss due to sickness presenteeism among hospital nurses in South Korea.

Background

Despite nurses being potentially more vulnerable to presenteeism, few studies have analyzed nurses’ productivity losses due to sickness presenteeism.

Methods

This cross-sectional study employed an online survey in January 2023 with 607 nurses working in general/tertiary hospitals in South Korea. The annual cost burden of productivity loss due to sickness presenteeism was calculated based on nurse health conditions, productivity loss, the number of days worked while sick, and income. This study was reported according to the STROBE checklist.

Results

Overall, 93.2% of participants (n = 566) reported at least one health condition, and musculoskeletal diseases were the most prevalent, followed by weariness or fatigue, and sleep-related problems. Approximately 63.9% of participants reported experiencing sickness presenteeism in the preceding four weeks. Those in the severe multimorbidity group exhibited the highest prevalence of sickness presenteeism and productivity loss. The average annual cost of productivity loss due to sickness presenteeism was USD 2,388.26 per nurse and USD 382.11 million at the national level.

Discussion

The cost of sickness presenteeism is high among hospital nurses in South Korea. Nurses with severe multimorbidity engaged in more sickness presenteeism and had higher productivity losses than nurses who were relatively healthy or exhibited moderate multimorbidity.

Conclusion

These findings support the need for stakeholders to develop strategies/policies to better address nurses’ health conditions, secure better staffing, and reduce sickness presenteeism.

Implications for nursing policy

Addressing this issue will not only improve nurse well-being and patient care but also lead to substantial cost savings for healthcare facilities. Additionally, the study findings can inform future cost-effectiveness studies.

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韩国护士因出勤导致的生产力损失的成本负担：一项横断面研究。

目的：本研究旨在估计韩国医院护士因生病出勤而造成的生产力损失的年度成本负担。背景：尽管护士可能更容易出勤，但很少有研究分析护士因生病出勤而导致的生产力损失。方法：本横断面研究于2023年1月对607名在韩国综合医院/三级医院工作的护士进行在线调查。根据护士的健康状况、生产力损失、带病工作天数和收入，计算了因病假出勤导致的生产力损失的年度成本负担。本研究根据STROBE检查表进行报告。结果：总体而言，93.2%的参与者（n = 566）报告了至少一种健康状况，肌肉骨骼疾病是最普遍的，其次是疲劳或疲劳，以及与睡眠相关的问题。大约63.9%的参与者报告在前四周出现过生病出勤。那些在严重的多重疾病组表现出最高的患病率出勤和生产力损失。因病假出勤造成的生产力损失平均每年成本为每名护士2,388.26美元，在全国一级为3.8211亿美元。讨论：韩国医院护士出勤的成本很高。与相对健康或表现出中度多重疾病的护士相比，严重多重疾病的护士有更多的出勤率和更高的生产力损失。结论：这些发现支持利益相关者需要制定战略/政策，以更好地解决护士的健康状况，确保更好的人员配置，并减少出勤。对护理政策的影响：解决这个问题不仅会改善护士的健康和病人的护理，还会为医疗机构节省大量的成本。此外，研究结果可以为未来的成本效益研究提供信息。

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International Nursing Review 医学-护理

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