Comparison of Employer Productivity Metrics to Lost Productivity Estimated by Commonly Used Questionnaires

Gardner, Bethany T.; Dale, Ann Marie; Buckner‐Petty, Skye; Dillen, Linda R. Van; Amick, Benjamin C.; Evanoff, Bradley

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“…Furthermore, because the work performance level of the participants in this study was generally high (i.e. 7.7 on a scale from 0-10) (de Vries et al 2012), this might have resulted in a ceiling effect, which is known to occur when using the WHO-HPQ to measure work performance in a relatively healthy population (Gardner et al 2016). Consequently, due to the possible lack of variability (Garin 2014), it may have been difficult to find differences between shift and non-shift workers.…”

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Sickness absenteeism, work performance, and healthcare use due to respiratory infections for shift and non-shift workers

Middeldorp

Loef

Beek

et al. 2020

Chronobiology International

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This study aimed to compare sickness absenteeism, work performance, and healthcare use due to respiratory infections, as well as general sickness absenteeism and work performance between shift and non-shift workers. In this study, 589 shift and non-shift workers employed in hospitals were included. For 6 months, participants kept a daily record of their influenza-like illness/acute respiratory infection (ILI/ARI) symptoms using a diary application. After an episode of ILI/ARI symptoms ended, participants (n = 531) were questioned about their sickness absenteeism (occurrence and duration in hours), work performance (on a 10 point scale), and healthcare use during the ILI/ARI episode. At the end of the 6 months follow-up, participants (n = 498) were also asked about general sickness absenteeism and work performance in the past 4 weeks. Mixed-model and regression analyses were used to compare absenteeism, work performance, and healthcare use between shift and non-shift workers. No differences were found in sickness absenteeism [Odds Ratio (OR) = 1.00 (95%-Confidence Interval (CI): 0.61-1.64)] and work performance [Regression coefficient (B) = −0.19 (95%-CI: −0.65-0.26)] due to ILI/ARI between shift and non-shift workers. In addition, healthcare use due to ILI/ARI was similar between shift and non-shift workers. Furthermore, similar general sickness absenteeism rates and work performance levels were found between shift and non-shift workers. As this is the first study that examined the associations with shift work due to ILI/ARI, further studies are needed to confirm our findings.

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Sickness absenteeism, work performance, and healthcare use due to respiratory infections for shift and non-shift workers

Middeldorp

Loef

Beek

et al. 2020

Chronobiology International

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“…Measures that in this way could improve the quality of care for patients with depression and poor work ability thus could facilitate return to work and have a significant effect on the rehabilitation process. Even if there are studies that show the relation between work ability and productivity loss there is a lack and need of more studies, studying possible correlation between work ability index (WAI)-score and productivity [ 24 ].…”

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Effects on work ability, job strain and quality of life of monitoring depression using a self-assessment instrument in recurrent general practitioner consultations: A randomized controlled study

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Wikberg

Westman

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BACKGROUND:Depression reduces individuals’ function and work ability and is associated with both frequent and long-term sickness absence.OBJECTIVE:Investigate if monitoring of depression course using a self-assessment instrument in recurrent general practitioner (GP) consultations leads to improved work ability, decreased job strain, and quality of life among primary care patients.METHODS:Primary care patients n = 183, who worked. In addition to regular treatment (control group), intervention patients received evaluation and monitoring and used the MADRS-S depression scale during GP visit at baseline and at visits 4, 8, and 12 weeks. Work ability, quality of life and job strain were outcome measures.RESULTS:Depression symptoms decreased in all patients. Significantly steeper increase of WAI at 3 months in the intervention group. Social support was perceived high in a significantly higher frequency in intervention group compared to control group.CONCLUSIONS:Monitoring of depression course using a self-assessment instrument in recurrent GP consultations seems to lead to improved self-assessed work ability and increased high social support, but not to reduced job strain or increased quality of life compared to TAU. Future studies concerning rehabilitative efforts that seek to influence work ability probably also should include more active interventions at the workplace.

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“…A comprehensive review of 21 health-related productivity measures did not identify a valid gold standard (14). In a recent study of commonly used productivity loss questionnaires, it was reported that these measures had only weak to moderate correlations with worker performance indicators used by employers (19). Schwartz and Riedel (20) suggested moving away from the search for a gold standard and that reasonable instruments with characteristics meeting the main requirements of measurement aims do currently exist.…”

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“…Thirdly, the usage of the employer's perspective does not account for participants making up for missed work days with overtime on other days, which could have potentially biased absenteeism findings to higher levels. Another study limitation concerns the presenteeism measure used.The presenteeism section of the HPQ is not health-specific, is a general view of reduced at-work performance, and not sensitive in the detection of differing health states (19). This means that the results obtained may potentially overestimate actual presenteeism (190).…”

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“…The inability of establishing the exact impact of presenteeism lies in the difficulty in quantifying productivity losses due to presenteeism (79). There are a number of self-report subjective qualitative measurement tools for health-related productivity at work (80,81), although current research does not strongly support any to be the gold standard (14), and that wide variation of economic impact estimates can be obtained using different tools (19). This is in spite of the increasing evidence for the economic and health benefits of workplace health promotion (including HEPA) interventions (27,28).…”

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A combination workplace intervention for neck pain to reduce the economic burden of health-related productivity loss among office workers: an employer’s perspective.

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Worker health-related productivity loss is a significant economic burden to employers. In this thesis, a series of studies investigated health-related productivity loss, associated factors, and the potential benefit of workplace health interventions for office workers. This thesis compares the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of two types of workplace health programs that target health-related productivity loss in office workers. In view of the necessity for employer support required for the implementation of workplace health interventions, the perspective considered in this thesis was that of the employer. I acknowledge that an electronic copy of my thesis must be lodged with the University Library and, subject to the policy and procedures of The University of Queensland, the thesis be made available for research and study in accordance with the Copyright Act 1968 unless a period of embargo has been approved by the Dean of the Graduate School.

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Comparison of Employer Productivity Metrics to Lost Productivity Estimated by Commonly Used Questionnaires

Cited by 28 publications

References 44 publications

Sickness absenteeism, work performance, and healthcare use due to respiratory infections for shift and non-shift workers

Sickness absenteeism, work performance, and healthcare use due to respiratory infections for shift and non-shift workers

Effects on work ability, job strain and quality of life of monitoring depression using a self-assessment instrument in recurrent general practitioner consultations: A randomized controlled study

A combination workplace intervention for neck pain to reduce the economic burden of health-related productivity loss among office workers: an employer’s perspective.

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