Investigating the Causes of Absenteeism of Nursing Staff During the Crisis of Covid 19Disease in Dr. Masih Daneshvari Hospital

The desire to leave the service in people can have different causes and be influenced by personal, environmental and other factors. Among the environmental factors are the existence of numerous epidemics and crises, the most important recent crisis in the world is the Corona epidemic crisis. In the coronavirus epidemic reported at the end of December 2019 in Wuhan, China, the incidence of the disease increased widely. An epidemic of Covid 19 or Corona disease puts health care workers under stress, leading to absenteeism and dismissal. Given that in non-crisis situations, the shortage of nurses in Iran is one of the main challenges of the health system, this is more important in critical situations such as epidemics. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the rate of absenteeism during the corona crisis and its causes in Dr. Masih Dashnouri Hospital as a front line to deal with this crisis. The present study is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. Data were collected by a researcher-made questionnaire and its validity was confirmed by content validity and instrument reliability through internal consistency. . After collecting data, the data were statistically analyzed using statistical software such as SPSS version 22. The average number ofabsenteeism days during the last 3 months was 6 days. Participants in the study included 567 nurses and assistant nurses, 19 of whom were absent from work during the coronavirus epidemic. 52.6% of these people mentioned that they were absent from work dueto fear and the possibility of transmitting the disease to their families. Also, 36.9% of people reported that they were absent from work due to lack of support from the authorities. In this study, there was a significant relationship between absenteeism and fear of transmitting the disease to the family at the age of 20-30 years, which can be due to various factors. There is also a significant relationship between absenteeism among people with a history of 10 to 20 years due to lack of support from officials, which can also be due to employees' distrust of the heads of the organization and officials. Also, high workload and work-related stress in crisis situations, in addition to lack of support from the authorities, can exacerbate the reduction of motivation and leaving the service.