A preliminary investigation of presenteeism and cognitive preferences among head nurses: a cross-sectional study

BMC Nursing

Table 2 Head nurses’ cognitive preference towards presenteeism

Item	Category	Number	Proportion
Anticipation preference	Attend work	10	4.3%
Anticipation preference	Rest at home	223	95.7%
Short-term organizational benefit preference	Beneficial	44	18.9%
Short-term organizational benefit preference	Detrimental	189	81.1%
Short-term individual benefit preference	Beneficial	9	3.9%
Short-term individual benefit preference	Detrimental	224	96.1%
Long-term organizational benefit preference	Beneficial	22	9.4%
Long-term organizational benefit preference	Detrimental	211	90.6%
Long-term individual benefit preference	Beneficial	16	6.9%
Long-term individual benefit preference	Detrimental	217	93.1%
Management preference	Give encouragement	84	36.1%
Management preference	Conduct discouragement	149	63.9%

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