STUDY OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of the local economy, as measured by municipal revenue and local unemployment rate, on sickness absence among the employed. DESIGN A prospective cohort study of 60 160 public sector employees (46 081 women, 14 079 men) with ecological measures of municipal revenue and local unemployment rate 1999-2000 and individual measures of sickness absence at bas...

OBJECTIVES This article investigates various reasons for sickness presenteeism (SP), that is, going to work despite illness. The research questions asked is: What are the main reported reasons for SP in Norway and Sweden? DESIGN Cross-sectional survey in Norway and Sweden. Use of binomial logistic regression analysis. PARTICIPANTS A random sample of people aged between 20 and 60 years was o...

Long-term care (LTC) facilities face many challenges, including retention of qualified and caring staff and maintaining high-quality care. In 2008, the Institute of Medicine (IOM)(1) reported widespread consensus that there are insufficient numbers of competent licensed and direct care staff to manage, supervise, and deliver high-quality care to the elderly population. Although examples of exce...

Background. Presenteeism refers to reduced performance or productivity while at work due to health reasons. WLQ-26, SPS-6, and RA-WIS are the commonly used self-report presenteeism questionnaires. These questionnaires have acceptable psychometric properties but have not been subject to structured content analysis that would define their conceptual basis. Objective. To describe the conceptual ba...

OBJECTIVE Many stroke survivors experience poststroke spasticity and the related inability to perform basic activities, which necessitates patient management and treatment, and exerts a considerable burden on the informal caregiver. The current study aims to estimate burden, productivity loss, and indirect costs for caregivers of stroke survivors with spasticity. METHODS Internet survey data ...

Background: This analysis reports the impact of eptinezumab on work productivity and daily activities in patients with migraine prior preventive treatment failures. Methods: The DELIVER study (NCT04418765) randomized adults documented evidence 2-4 failures to receive 100mg, 300mg, or placebo (IV every 12 weeks). At baseline 4 weeks, completed migraine-specific 6-question Work Productivity Activ...