Anxiety and the severity of Tension-Type Headache mediate the relation between headache presenteeism and workers' productivity.

ABSTRACT: The primary objective of this study was to explore the mechanisms and conditions whereby Tension-Type Headache (TTH) presenteeism relates to health-related loss of productivity as a result of both reduced physical and mental health. To this end, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to conduct a secondary data analysis of a randomized clinical trial involving 78 Tension-type Headache (TTH) patients. The results showed that TTH presenteeism did not directly relate to health-related loss of productivity, either due to physical, or mental health problems. However, through anxiety-state, TTH presenteeism decreased patients' productivity, as consequence of reduced physical and mental health. Moreover, by increasing the severity of the Tension-Type Headache, TTH presenteeism indirectly dec

SUBMITTER: Monzani L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6053225 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature