Physicians who do not take sick leave: hazardous heroes?

Rosvold, Elin Olaug; Bjertness, Espen

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“…This behavior is prevalent among employees within the educational sector and the health and welfare services (Aronsson et al, 2000), and is particularly seen among physicians. International studies have registered that more than 80% of physicians report working through illness (Bracewell et al, 2010;McKevitt et al, 1997;Rosvold & Bjertness, 2001;Sendén et al, 2013), while being unable to carry out their duties to the best of their ability (Waldron, 1996). This behavior is unlikely to benefit the physicians, their colleagues, or their patients.…”

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“…A single self-reported item measured sickness presenteeism (Rosvold & Bjertness, 2001;Sendén et al, 2013): 'Have you gone to work with an illness in a situation where you would have recommended a patient to stay at home?' Responses were given on a 5-point scale from Very seldom or never (1) to Very often or always (5).…”

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“…In addition, type of work has been associated with presenteeism among physicians (Rosvold & Bjertness, 2001). The social responsibilities found in university hospitals that include patient treatment, teaching, and research (Borges et al, 2010) constitute care demands that affect presenteeism among physicians (Elstad & Vabø, 2008).…”

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“…Research has focused on identifying occupational, personal, and work factors in the medical profession that contribute to presenteeism among physicians (Gudgeon et al, 2009;Henderson et al, 2012;McKevitt et al, 1997;Rosvold & Bjertness, 2001;Sendén et al, 2013;Thompson et al, 2013;Waldron, 1996). An often overlooked aspect is possible societal level antecedents that are the result of welfare benefits such as paid sick leave.…”

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Paid Sick Leave as a Means to Reduce Sickness Presenteeism Among Physicians

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“…As such, health care organizations may consider strategies that improve physician health by addressing the personal physical fitness and risk-related habits of physicians. Some potential interventions might include encouraging a culture of taking sick days [75] along with proper mechanisms that allow physicians not to overburden one another when taking sick days. Developing interventions to reduce physician and staff stress would also help enhance physician well-being [41,54].…”

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A Systematic Review of Physician Retirement Planning

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IntroductionWhile Japan, parts of Europe and many low-and middleincome countries face concerns about physician shortages, [1][2][3] the physician workforce has been stable or increasing in other regions such as North America and the United Kingdom [4][5][6][7]. Among regions of growth and stability, the momentum of increasing physician supply has largely been driven by the sizable and growing number of physicians who have remained in or re-entered active practice beyond the traditional timing and retirement age of 65 [8,9]. Across OECD countries, nearly onethird of all practicing doctors were on average over 55 years of age (OECD, 2015). In Japan, the percentage of physicians 60 years and older are expected to increase from 20% in 2010 to 36% in 2035, suggesting that if remained unchanged current strategies may insufficiently address future demand for healthcare [10,11].Along with these demographic shifts are rising concerns that an older physician workforce will be faced with increasing cognitive impairment and associated dementia, as well as, physician burnout and deterioration of physical health potentially producing increased medical errors which put patients and quality of care at risk [12]. Physician retirement can also have a potentially negative impact on patient care as discontinuities in patient care can have implications for patient safety [13] and be particularly difficult for older patients who may be experiencing multiple losses [14].The abolition of mandatory retirement in the US has encouraged many physicians to extend their medical careers, while in Japan legislative exemptions to the physician profession have supported physicians in accumulating many decades of experience over the course of their working lives generating greater unpredictability of later career transitions [15,16]. Physician retirement planning A Systematic Review of Physician Retirement Planning AbstractBackground: This systematic review identified empirical studies to elaborate on the understudied aspect of retirement timing related to physician's preparation and engagement with the retirement planning process. Four questions were addressed: 1) When do physicians retire? 2) Why do some physicians retire early? 3) Why do some physicians delay their retirement? 4) What are some strategies that facilitate physician retention and/or retirement planning? Methods and Findings:English-language studies were searched in electronic databases through June 2015 to meet the following inclusion criteria: peerreviewed primary journal articles, published with quantitative or qualitative analyses of planning and opinions about physician retirement. Three independent reviewers assessed each study for methodological quality and a third reviewer resolved inconsistencies. In total, 60 studies meet the inclusion criteria and were analyzed. Representative sampling was used in 75% of studies, however most did not control for confounding variables. The majority were methodologically strong. Physicians commonly reported retiring between 60 and 69 year...

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Why Physicians Work When Sick

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Press³

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provided thoughtful comments on an earlier draft of the manuscript. No compensation was associated with his contributions to this article. 1. Goldberger Z, Lampert R. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: expanding indications and technologies. JAMA. 2006;295(7):809-818. 2. Antiarrhythmics versus Implantable Defibrillators (AVID) Investigators. A comparison of antiarrhythmic-drug therapy with implantable defibrillators in patients resuscitated from near-fatal ventricular arrhythmias. N Engl

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Physicians who do not take sick leave: hazardous heroes?

Abstract: A large number of physicians work whilst having infections and other diseases. This behaviour might be harmful to the physicians themselves as well as to their patients and staff members.

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Paid Sick Leave as a Means to Reduce Sickness Presenteeism Among Physicians

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Why Physicians Work When Sick

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