OBJECTIVES We sought to examine the associations between participation in a worksite fitness center and worker productivity. METHODS A modified Work Limitations Questionnaire (WLQ) and employees' short-term disability claims were used as productivity measures with multivariate logistic regression models to control for health risk, age, gender, and work location. RESULTS Nonparticipants in a...

While quasar outflows may be quasi-ubiquitous, there are significant differences on a source-bysource basis. These differences can be organized along the 4D Eigenvector 1 sequence: at least at low z, with only Population A sources radiating at relatively high Eddington ratio and showing prominent high-velocity outflows in Civ λ1549 line profiles. We discuss in this paper VLT-FORS observations o...

BACKGROUND This study examined associations between anxiety and work-related outcomes in an anxiety disorders clinic population, examining both pretreatment links and the impact of anxiety change over 12 weeks of treatment on work outcomes. Four validated instruments were used to also allow examination of their psychometric properties, with the goal of improving measurement of work-related qual...

BACKGROUND Health impairments can result in disability and changed work productivity imposing considerable costs for the employee, employer and society as a whole. A large number of instruments exist to measure health-related productivity changes; however their methodological quality remains unclear. This systematic review critically appraised the measurement properties in generic self-reported...

BACKGROUND Few studies have examined the impact of 'sit less, move more' interventions on workplace performance. This study assessed the short and mid-term impacts of and patterns of change within, a 19-week workplace web-based intervention (Walk@WorkSpain; W@WS; 2010-11) on employees´ presenteeism, mental well-being and lost work performance. METHODS A site randomised control trial recruited...

Asaliva é um fluido de fácil obtenção, não-invasivo que pode ser usado paramonitorar a concentração de uma ampla variedade de drogas, hormônios, anticorpos e outras moléculas.Os testesdiagnósticosbaseadosemamostrasde saliva são atualmente utilizados com freqüência na endocrinologia, pesquisa em pediatria, emestudos clínicos empsicologia e psiquiatria, bem como na pesquisa sobre estresse. É impo...

OBJECTIVE This prospective study investigates whether changes in health risks are associated with changes in presenteeism (on-the-job productivity loss). METHOD A total of 7026 employees of a national financial services company responded to a health risk appraisal (HRA), which included a modified version of the Work Limitation Questionnaire (WLQ) in both 2002 and 2004. The association between...

BACKGROUND The Work Limitations Questionnaire (WLQ) was recently developed to measure health-related decrements in ability to perform job roles among employed individuals. The purpose of this study was to develop and test a Japanese version of the WLQ. METHODS Developing the Japanese version of the WLQ involved translations, back-translations, and a pilot study. Using data obtained from a nat...