Analysis of Presenteeism among Nurses
Nur Syahirah Mohd Asri1, Norshahrizan Nordin2
1Nur Syahirah Mohd Asri, School of Business and Technopreneurship, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP).
2Norshahrizan Nordin, School of Business and Technopreneurship, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP).
Manuscript received on 24 November 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 04 December 2019 | Manuscript Published on 10 December 2019 | PP: 586-596 | Volume-8 Issue-3S2 October 2019 | Retrieval Number: C11281083S219/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.C1128.1083S219
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Abstract: Nurses’ presenteeism surveys are essential in order for a healthcare organization to obtain a comprehensive understanding pertaining to the nurses’ problem and also their needs regarding the relationship between elements of nature of work, social support, physical work environment and social status with presenteeism. A study is a vital tool to investigate the relationship between elements of nature of work, social support, physical work environment and social status which leads to the frequency of presenteeism among nurses in the hospital. This study was a correlational research about the relationship between elements of nature of work, social support, physical work environment and social status with presenteeism among nurses in government hospital at Perlis and Kedah state. A convenience sampling technique was used and 120 respondents were statistically calculated. Only respondents who nurses served treatment and care in government hospital at Perlis and Kedah state were included in this study. The components of presenteeism study were the socio-demographic characteristics, the elements of nature of work, social support, physical work environment and social status as well as nurses’ presenteeism. This study aimed to find the significant relationship between independent and dependent variables. It was revealed that the elements of nature of work, social support, physical work environment and social status were lead to presenteeism among nurses in government hospital at Perlis and Kedah state. Besides, there are some aspects that should be considered by government hospital at Perlis and Kedah state in order to knowledgeable the frequency of presenteeism among their nurses. Since nurses’ presenteeism seems to be the most important element in Perlis and Kedah state, it is beneficial for the hospital management to encourage their nurse to pretend good and excellent without poor health condition and decreases the frequency of presenteeism with the elements of nature of work, social support, physical work environment and social status.
Keywords: Presenteeism; Psychosocial Factors; Nature of Work; Social Status; Physical Work Environment; Social. Status
Scope of the Article: Social Sciences