Nurse Staffing Configurations and Nurse Absence Due to Sickness
This retrospective case-control study found that exposure to RN understaffing increased the risk of sickness absence in nursing teams. Adverse working conditions for nurses, already known to pose a risk to patient safety, may also create risks for nurses and the possibility of further exacerbating staff shortages.
Authors
- Chiara Dall’Ora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6858-3535)
- Paul Meredith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5464-371X)
- Christina Saville (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7718-5689)
- Peter Griffiths (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2439-2857)
- Jeremy Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1672-5498)
Institutions
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-04-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.5946
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 22.52
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Health Services and Delivery Research Programme
- Health and Social Care Delivery Research