2025
Absenteeism Among Healthcare Workers: Job Grade and Other Factors That Matter in Sickness Absence
Sakr C, Fakih L, Musharrafieh U, Khairallah G, Makki M, Doudakian R, Tamim H, Redlich C, Slade M, Rahme D. Absenteeism Among Healthcare Workers: Job Grade and Other Factors That Matter in Sickness Absence. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2025, 22: 127. PMID: 39857580, PMCID: PMC11764580, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22010127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbsenteeismAdultFemaleHealth PersonnelHumansLebanonMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSick LeaveConceptsSick leave episodesHealthcare workersSick leavePredictors of sick leaveHealth-related predictorsPoor health outcomesHigher sickness absenteeismJob gradeNegative binomial regression analysisAdequate patient careBinomial regression analysisHealth inequalitiesHealth outcomesHealth recordsSickness absenceDisrupt workflowPatient careTertiary medical centerSickness absenteeismWork-relatedSocio-economic factorsMedical conditionsMedical CenterFemale sexInvestigate predictors
2023
COVID-19 Infections and Predictors of Sickness Related Absences Among Healthcare Workers
Sakr C, Fakih L, Melhem N, Fakhreddine M, Musharrafieh U, Banna H, Doudakian R, Zahreddine N, Tannous J, Kanj S, Slade M, Redlich C, Rahme D. COVID-19 Infections and Predictors of Sickness Related Absences Among Healthcare Workers. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2023, 65: 590-594. PMID: 37015731, PMCID: PMC10332510, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesHealth PersonnelHumansPandemicsSick LeaveTertiary Care CentersConceptsCOVID-19 infectionHealthcare workersSick leave daysLeave daysSick leaveCross-sectional study designMonths of infectionLonger sick leaveCOVID-19Public health interventionsRegression analysisLinear regression analysisHealth interventionsStudy designInfectionSick leavesRelated absencesFuture pandemicsCOVID-19 pandemicPredictorsPandemicDaysLeaveNursesMonths