Office of the Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Leidos, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia.
Am J Prev Med. 2023 Sep;65(3):521-527. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.02.027. Epub 2023 Mar 4.
Healthcare personnel are at risk for acquiring and transmitting respiratory infections in the workplace. Paid sick leave benefits allow workers to stay home and visit a healthcare provider when ill. The objectives of this study were to quantify the percentage of healthcare personnel reporting paid sick leave, identify differences across occupations and settings, and determine the factors associated with having paid sick leave.
In a national nonprobability Internet panel survey of healthcare personnel in April 2022, respondents were asked, Does your employer offer paid sick leave? Responses were weighted to the U.S. healthcare personnel population by age, sex, race/ethnicity, work setting, and census region. The weighted percentage of healthcare personnel who reported paid sick leave was calculated by occupation, work setting, and type of employment. Using multivariable logistic regression, the factors associated with having paid sick leave were identified.
In April 2022, 73.2% of 2,555 responding healthcare personnel reported having paid sick leave, similar to 2020 and 2021 estimates. The percentage of healthcare personnel reporting paid sick leave varied by occupation, ranging from 63.9% (assistants/aides) to 81.2% (nonclinical personnel). Female healthcare personnel and those working as licensed independent practitioners, in the Midwest, and in the South were less likely to report paid sick leave.
Most healthcare personnel from all occupational groups and healthcare settings reported having paid sick leave. However, differences by sex, occupation, type of work arrangement, and Census region exist and highlight disparities. Increasing healthcare personnel's access to paid sick leave may decrease presenteeism and subsequent transmission of infectious diseases in healthcare settings.
医护人员在工作场所面临感染呼吸道传染病的风险。带薪病假福利允许工人在患病时留在家中并就医。本研究的目的是量化报告带薪病假的医护人员比例，确定不同职业和工作场所之间的差异，并确定与带薪病假相关的因素。
在 2022 年 4 月对医护人员进行的全国非概率互联网小组调查中，要求受访者回答：“你的雇主提供带薪病假吗？” 回答通过年龄、性别、种族/民族、工作场所和人口普查区域进行加权，以符合美国医护人员人口。按职业、工作场所和就业类型计算报告带薪病假的医护人员的加权百分比。使用多变量逻辑回归，确定与带薪病假相关的因素。
在 2022 年 4 月，2555 名回应的医护人员中有 73.2%报告有带薪病假，与 2020 年和 2021 年的估计值相似。报告有带薪病假的医护人员比例因职业而异，从 63.9%（助理/助手）到 81.2%（非临床人员）不等。女性医护人员以及在中西部和南部地区作为持照独立从业者工作的医护人员报告带薪病假的可能性较小。
大多数来自所有职业群体和医疗保健环境的医护人员都报告有带薪病假。然而，性别、职业、工作安排类型和人口普查区域的差异存在，突出了差异。增加医护人员获得带薪病假的机会可能会减少医疗保健环境中的出勤和随后传染病的传播。
