Table 2 Reasons for Coming into Work or Remaining at Home when Feeling Sick
From: Attitudes about sickness presenteeism in medical training: is there a hidden curriculum?
Agree or Strongly Agree | P-Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | Students | Residents | Faculty | ||
When feeling sick with what might be an infectious condition … | |||||
I would come into work to avoid creating more work for my colleagues (i.e., to avoid hassles related to coverage issues and letting my team down). | 83% | 83% | 100% | 71% | 0.03 |
I would come into work to avoid negative repercussions (e.g., reprimand, disapproval). | 60% | 71% | 84% | 25% | < 0.001 |
I would come into work to avoid being seen as lazy or weak. | 67% | 75% | 89% | 40% | < 0.001 |
I feel a professional obligation to come into work no matter what. | 31% | 34% | 42% | 19% | 0.16 |
When feeling sick with what might be an infectious condition, physicians have a professional responsibility to … | |||||
Remain at home if they may not be able to function well because of their illness. | 71% | 67% | 68% | 81% | 0.34 |
Remain at home to avoid spreading the illness to their patients. | 81% | 79% | 74% | 89% | 0.32 |
Remain at home to limit spread of the illness to immuno-compromised patients. | 78% | 80% | 78% | 75% | 0.82 |
Remain at home to avoid spreading the illness to their colleagues. | 75% | 73% | 63% | 83% | 0.24 |
Come into work if they can use precautions to avoid spreading their illness (i.e. mask, gloves, etc.). | 73% | 76% | 68% | 69% | 0.68 |