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Table 2 Absenteeism and Work Performance among Nurses with and without Burnout

From: A cross-sectional study exploring the relationship between burnout, absenteeism, and job performance among American nurses

 

Burnout N = 218

No Burnout N = 399

Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)1

Absenteeism due to person health in last month, No. (%)

 0 days

155 (78.7%)

327 (85.8%)

reference

 ≥1 days

42 (21.3%)

54 (14.2%)

1.85 (1.25–2.72)

Work performance in the last month,a No. (%)

 High performer

77 (36.8%)

262 (66.2%)

reference

 Medium performer

76 (36.4%)

96 (24.2%)

2.69 (1.82–3.99)

 Poor performer

56 (26.8%)

38 (9.6%)

5.01 (3.09–8.14)

  1. a Based on work performance score on the World Health Organization Health and Work Performance Questionnaire. Individuals with self-ratings of 9 and above are considered ‘high performers, self-ratings of 8 are considered ‘medium performers,’ and self-ratings of 7 or lower are considered ‘low performers’