INTRODUCTION Work absenteeism is a significant issue and can be observed in terms of human resources management. Given the importance of staff practices, which are anticipated in every organization, the role of each employee in this system and the implications of their absence as well as the importance of recovery time rest in fast recovery of staff and anticipated costs for their lost work day...

BACKGROUND Syndromic surveillance is a supplementary approach to routine surveillance, using pre-diagnostic and non-clinical surrogate data to identify possible infectious disease outbreaks. To date, syndromic surveillance has primarily been used in high-income countries for diseases such as influenza--however, the approach may also be relevant to resource-poor settings. This study investigated...

BACKGROUND Pakistan's maternal mortality rate is high, and adequate and timely emergency services could prevent most maternal deaths. A woman's right to life-saving services of skilled health care providers in childbirth is undeniable. This paper examines factors restricting women's access to emergency obstetric care services in Pakistan. METHOD This cross-sectional survey on emergency obstet...

Introducción: El ausentismo del personal de enfermería constituye un factor que influye enormemente en el buen desempeño los servicios salud.

To the Editor: Holmberg et al. (1) are rightly concerned that state pandemic plans in the United States represent a patchwork without central coordination or direction. These concerns are particularly relevant for school closure decisions during an influenza pandemic. The US Department of Health and Human Services' checklist regarding school closures gives conflicting messages (2). For example,...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Primary headaches may be responsible for absenteeism and a fall in the yield and productivity of work. The aim of this study was to establish the presence and frequency of primary headache among employees of a rubber shoe sole company, and its link to absenteeism. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross-sectional study carried out with help from the staff of the medical and social depa...

Changing Job Satisfaction, Absenteeism, and Healthcare Claims Costs In a Hospital Culture Misty Newsome, MBA, BSN, RN; Cynthia Pearsall, MSN, RN, NEA-BC; Teresa Ryan, MS, BSN, RN; Pamela Starlin Introduction: Fairfield Medical Center is a 222-bed community hospital located in Lancaster, Ohio. Organizational leadership chose to invest in the Transforming Stress Workshop, a 6-hour workshop with a...