title: [Disease-related absenteeism among nursing team members in a teaching hospital].
abstract: The article presents results of the research that identified to causes of disease-related absenteeism, justified by medical license, among nursing employees of a public hospital in Montes Claros, MG, Brazil. This is a descriptive-exploratory study. Results indicate that the main reasons for absenteeism are related to musculoskeletal problems and to respiratory diseases; mainly between married female nurse aides, with age between 25 and 45 years, that works in day shift and with more than one employment. It was concluded that there is a necessity to develop prevention actions for controlling the absenteeism as a strategy for the quality of life of nursing workers.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG.
authors.forename: Fernanda Marques
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: da Costa
authors.forename: Maria Aparecida
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: Roseni Rosângela
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: de Sena
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult