Absenteeism and presenteeism costs from occupational accidents with WRMSDs in a Portuguese hospital

The morbidity associated with WRMSDs leads to productivity losses (absenteeism and presenteeism) in healthcare organizations, which induces a substantive impact (cost).. The present study aimed to evaluate the impact (cost) of WRMSDs for accidents involving nurses and nurses’ aides in a small Portuguese hospital. It begins by identifying the workplace accidents (WA) that these occupational groups suffered between 2009 and 2013, which resulted in WRMSDs. Healthcare workers answered a questionnaire with WQL-8 and SPS-6 scales to determine the levels of presenteeism. This study adopted a human capital methodology in order to estimate the indirect costs of lost productivity from WRMSDs. Patient transfers are a major cause of WRMSDs, with most prevalent injuries being in the lumbar region. Between 2009 and 2013 there is a loss of productivity in this institution estimated of €222,015.98 from WA with WRMSDs that lead to absenteeism and presenteeism (€ 189,679.87 absenteeism and € 32,158.86 presenteeism).

• Autores: Queiroz-Lima, Maria Emília; Serranheira, Florentino
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2016
• Institución: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Repositorio: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/60571
• Acceso en línea: https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/60571; http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/58903/
• Palabra clave: 62 Ingeniería y operaciones afines / Engineering; Ergonomics; Occupational accidents; Productivity losses; Hospitals; Nurses.
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional