Work productivity among Sjogren's Syndrome and non-Sjogren's dry eye patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dry eye disease (DED) is one of the most common conditions presenting to eye care providers and is increasingly recognized to have poor outcomes on quality of life, activities of daily living, and social and emotional well-being. Here, we aim to understand the association between dry eye symptoms and workplace productivity experienced by patients with non-Sjögren's dry eye and Sjögren's Syndrome.

Methods

MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Healthstar, and PsycINFO were searched from inception to May 2019.

Results

Thirty-one studies consisting of 50,446 study participants from 14 countries were included in this systematic review. Among non-Sjögren's dry eye patients, there was significant absenteeism (ES = 0.19; 95% CI: [0.04, 0.35]), presente

SUBMITTER: Sivakumar GK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8602278 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature