Table 3 Attitudes about Working When Feeling Sick, Specific to Training Level
From: Attitudes about sickness presenteeism in medical training: is there a hidden curriculum?
Agree or Strongly Agree | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Students | Residents | Faculty | |
As a medical student, when feeling sick with what might be an infectious condition … | |||
I would leave the decision to come into work up to my superior. | 33% | – | – |
I would come into work to avoid a negative evaluation by my superior. | 78% | – | – |
I would come into work to avoid having to make up work. | 64% | – | – |
My decision to come into work would depend on the length of my rotation (i.e. I would be more likely to remain at home during a 6-week rotation as opposed to a 2-week rotation). | 82% | – | – |
As a resident, when feeling sick with what might be an infectious condition … | |||
I would leave the decision to come into work up to my superior. | – | 37% | – |
I would come into work to avoid a negative evaluation by my superior. | – | 74% | – |
As a resident … | |||
I would negatively evaluate a medical student for remaining at home when sick. | – | 11% | – |
I would view a medical student as lazy or weak if he or she called in sick. | – | 5% | – |
As an attending (faculty) physician … | |||
I would negatively evaluate a medical student or resident for remaining at home when sick with what might be an infectious condition. | – | – | 0% |
I would view a medical student or resident as lazy or weak if he or she called in sick. | – | – | 3% |