Sick leave accessibility in junior doctors at an Australian health service.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Doctors commonly continue to work when they are unwell. This norm is increasingly problematic during the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic when effective infection control measures are of paramount importance. This study investigates the barriers existing before COVID-19 that prevent junior doctors with an acute respiratory illness working in Canberra, Australia, from taking sick leave, and offers suggestions about how to make sick leave more accessible for junior doctors.

Methods

Anonymous online survey study.

Results

192 junior doctors were invited to participate in the study. Fifty-four responded, and only those who had worked whilst unwell with an acute respiratory illness were included, providing a total number of fifty responses. Of these, 72% believed t

SUBMITTER: Mitchell L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7417971 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature