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

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of the study was to assess construct and discriminant validity of four health-related work productivity loss questionnaires in relation to employer productivity metrics, and to describe variation in economic estimates of productivity loss provided by the questionnaires in healthy workers.

Methods

Fifty-eight billing office workers completed surveys including health information and four productivity loss questionnaires. Employer productivity metrics and work hours were also obtained.

Results

Productivity loss questionnaires were weakly to moderately correlated with employer productivity metrics. Workers with more health complaints reported greater health-related productivity loss than healthier workers, but showed no loss on employer productivity metr

SUBMITTER: Gardner BT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5009902 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature