Causes and Risk Factors for Absenteeism among Medical Staff in German Specialized Lung Clinics during the COVID Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Staff shortages pose a major challenge to the health system.

Objectives

The objective of this study was to clarify the role of different causative factors we investigated on staff absenteeism during the COVID pandemic.

Methods

The prospective multicentre cohort study assessed the private and professional impact of the pandemic on health care workers (HCWs) using a specially developed questionnaire. HCWs from 7 specialist lung clinics throughout Germany were surveyed from December 1 to December 23, 2021. The current analysis addresses pandemic-related absenteeism.

Results

1,134 HCW (55% female; 18.4% male, 26.3% not willing to provide information on age or gender) participated. 72.8% had received at least one vaccination dose at the time of the survey

SUBMITTER: Piel S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11251664 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature