Effect of gaming on absenteeism rate.
Gaming, a behavior modification technique, was used in an attempt to decrease absenteeism in a dietary department of a 426-bed medical center. A lottery reward system was used to reinforce the appropriate behavior (as identified by management) of perfect attendance. The intervention strategy did lower the absenteeism rate from 2.46% to 2.03%, not significant when tested by one-way analysis of variance at the 0.05 level. However, from an administrative standpoint, the decline in absenteeism was important because of the potential monetary savings.
D000041:Absenteeism; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D005260:Female; D005521:Food Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation