Cost-effectiveness of sick leave policies for health care workers with influenza-like illness, Brazil, 2009
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2011-08
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We describe the effect of infl uenza-like illness (ILI) during the outbreak of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 on health care worker (HCW) absenteeism and compare the effectiveness and cost of 2 sick leave policies for HCWs with suspected infl uenza. We assessed initial 2-day sick leaves plus reassessment until the HCW was asymptomatic (2-day + reassessment policy), and initial 7-day sick leaves (7-day policy). Sick leaves peaked in August 2009: 3% of the workforce received leave for ILI. Costs during May–October reached R$798,051.87 (≈US $443,362). The
7-day policy led to a higher monthly rate of sick leave days per 100 HCWs than did the 2-day + reassessment policy (8.72 vs. 3.47 days/100 HCWs; p<0.0001) and resulted in higher costs (US $609 vs. US $1,128 per HCW on leave). ILI affected HCW absenteeism. The 7-day policy was more costly and not more effective in preventing transmission to patients than the 2-day + reassessment policy.
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MOTA, Nancy Val y Val P.; LOBO, Renata D.; TOSCANO, Cristiana M.; LIMA, Antonio C. Pedroso de; DIAS, M. Beatriz Souza; KOMAGATA, Helio; LEVIN, Anna S. Cost-effectiveness of sick leave policies for health care workers with influenza-like illness, Brazil, 2009. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, v. 17, n. 8, p. 1421-1429, 2011.