Job satisfaction, burnout and absenteeism-illness of workers in a public university hospital

TL;DR

This study explores how job satisfaction and burnout affect sickness absenteeism among workers in a public university hospital.

Contribution

The study provides empirical evidence linking job satisfaction, burnout, and sickness absenteeism in a healthcare setting.

Findings

Lower job satisfaction correlates with higher sickness absenteeism.

Higher job satisfaction is associated with lower burnout levels.

Intrinsic job satisfaction significantly impacts absenteeism rates.

Abstract

Sickness absenteeism impacts the healthcare workforce and may be related to
job satisfaction and burnout.

To analyze the association between job satisfaction and burnout syndrome in a
public university hospital.

Cross-sectional study, carried out between January and February 2022. A
sociodemographic questionnaire, the Job Satisfaction S20/23, and the Burnout
Characterization Scale were used for data collection. Secondary data were
obtained through medical certificates. The descriptive and multivariate
analysis of statistical data considered a significance level of 5%.

There was a statistically significant correlation between sickness
absenteeism and job satisfaction, since the lower the satisfaction in
hierarchical relationships (p = 0.001) and the lower the intrinsic job
satisfaction (p = 0.000), the higher the sickness absenteeism, and the
higher the job satisfaction, the lower the burnout (p < 0.05).

It can be inferred that the greater the job satisfaction, the lower the
burnout and the lower the absenteeism-illness.