Association between absentism and work environment of nursing technicians

Oliveira, Priscila Braga de; Coca, Letícia Nunes; Spiri, Wilza Carla

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RESEARCH • Esc. Anna. Nery 25 (2) • 2021 • https://doi.org/10.1590/2177-9465-EAN-2020-0223 copy

Association between absentism and work environment of nursing technicians^a a Article extracted from the thesis entitled “ASSOCIAÇÃO ENTRE AMBIENTE DE TRABALHO, ABSENTEÍSMO E EVENTOS ADVERSOS EM ENFERMEIROS E TÉCNICOS DE ENFERMAGEM DE UMA UNIDADE DE URGÊNCIA E EMERGÊNCIA”, presented in 2020 to Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, authorship by Priscila Braga de Oliveira.

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ABSTRACT

Objective

to analyze whether the work environment and socio-demographic and work characteristics influence the absenteeism of nursing technicians.

Method

a cross-sectional and correlational study, conducted in an urgency and emergency unit with nursing technicians. Instrument applied with sociodemographic and work data, referred absenteeism and validated Brazilian version for nursing technicians of the Nursing Work Index Revised (B-NWI-R).

Results

a total of 62 nursing technicians participated, predominantly female, young, working from 36 to 40 hours a week and day shift. Absenteeism was reported by 33.87% of the participants and the work environment was considered favorable to the practice, with a mean of 2.47. At each point on the B-NWI-R scale, the chance of absenteeism increases by 2.63 times, that is, the more unfavorable the professional practice is to the work environment, the greater the chance of absenteeism.

Conclusion

a work environment unfavorable for the professional practice increases the chance of absenteeism among nursing technicians.

Implications for the practice

an analysis of absenteeism associated with the work environment of nursing technicians helps nursing managers to create strategies to improve the work environment.

Keywords:
Absenteeism; Environment of Health Institutions; Nursing team; Nursing; Emergency

Variable	N(%)
Gender
Female gender	55(88.7)
Male gender	7(11.3)
Age
20 to 30 years old	13(29.9)
31 to 40 years old	23(37.1)
41 to 50 years old	17(27.5)
Over 50 years old	9(14.5)
Ethnicity
White	43(69.4)
Brown	13(20.9)
Black	06(9.7)
Marital Status
Single	15(24.2)
Married	37(59.6)
Divorced	10(16.2)
Widow/Widower	-
Workday
30h	29(46.8)
36	2(3.2)
40h	27(43.5)
Double shift	4(6.5)
Work in unit with patients hospitalized for more than 5 days
Yes
No	47(75.8)
	15(24.2)
Promotion in the last 12 months
Yes	1(1.6)
No	61(98.4)
Negative evaluation of professional performance
Yes	9(14.5)
No	53(85.5)
Work Shift
Day	36(58)
Night	25(40.4)
Day and night	1(1.6)
Another formal job
Yes	9(14.5)
No	52(83.9)
Not informed	1(1.6)
Time of Employment
<1 year	4(6.5)
1 to 5 years	33(53.3)
6 to 10 years	12(19.3)
11 to 15 years	2(3.2)
16 to 20 years	9(14.5)
> 20 years	1(1.6)
Not informed	1(1.6)
Satisfaction with salary
Yes	18(29)
No	43(69.4)
Not informed	1(1.6)
Level of education
Technical	60(96.8)
College degree	2(3.2)

Work Environment Instrument	Mean	SD
B-NWI-R- General	2.47	0.52
B-NWI-R- Environment Control	2.68	0.56
B-NWI-R- Autonomy	2.26	0.62
B-NWI-R- Physician-Nurse Relationship	2.31	0.65
B-NWI-R- Organizational Support	2.46	0.54

Variable	OR	95% CI		p
Men	0.76	0.13	4.28	0.754
Age
20 to 30 years old				0.628
31 to 40 years old	2.56	0.55	11.85	0.228
41 to 50 years old	1.39	0.26	7.30	0.698
Over 50 years old	1.67	0.25	11.07	0.597
Ethnicity
White				0.117
Black	0.34	0.07	1.74	0.194
Brown	3.73	0.61	22.80	0.154
Marital status
No partner	1.58	0.54	4.58	0.403
Has children	1.20	0.32	4.46	.0791
Workday
40 hours a week or double shift	0.35	0.12	1.06	0.064
Work in units with patient hospitalized + 5 days	1.03	0.30	3.54	0.960
Received some promotion	3.E+09	0.00		1.000
Night shift (Ref: Daytime)	1.17	0.40	3.41	0.771
Administrative Time
Yes (Ref: No)	2.00	0.12	33.66	0.630
Has another job	0.50	0.09	2.64	0.411
Time of employment (Ref: < 1 year)				0.752
1 to 5 years	1.E+09	0.00		0.999
6 to 10 years	8.E+08	0.00		0.999
Over 10 years	5.E+08	0.00		0.999
Satisfied with salary	0.93	0.29	2.99	0.907
General B-NWI-R	2.63	0.90	7.69	*0.077*

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[1] Corresponding author:Priscila Braga de Oliveira. E- mail: pboliveira00@gmail.com.