In this essay I provide a wide-ranging overview of recent research linking medical treatments to productivity and ability to function. The studies that examine how do illness and medical treatments affect absenteeism, at-work productivity (“presenteeism”) and ability to function vary in the type of data employed, and in particular, on whether ability to function is measured subjectively (by “as...

This quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional research aimed to determine the estimated productivity of health-related limitations at work in 129 nurses working in direct care delivery to critical and potentially critical patients. Instruments were applied for socio-demographic and functional characterization and for the evaluation of presenteeism (Work Limitations Questionnaire). Statistical...

individuals for leading healthy lifestyles is currently the subject of policy experiments in Europe. The Dutch Council for Public Health, like the British National Health Service and the GermanStatutoryHealth Insurance, is experimentingwith incentives to encourage healthy lifestyles in health insurance. What can be learned from these European policy experiments? First, it is questionable whethe...

Lost productivity is often excluded from economic evaluations, which may lead to an underestimation of the societal benefits of treatment. However, there are multiple challenges in reliably estimating and reporting productivity losses. This article explores the main challenges, ie, selecting an appropriate valuation method (ie, human capital, friction cost, or multiplier), avoiding double count...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to develop a new work functioning impairment scale (WFun) and examine its validity. METHODS The WFun was developed based on the Rasch model, which consists of seven items. We conducted a pilot study (n=1,000) using an Internet investigation and a field study (n=1,294) in a manufacturing industry, and we additionally collected data from six workplaces f...

Aim: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and associated pain among intensive care nurses are important, as these factors may be related to presenteeism work engagement. The aim of this study was investigate the potential association with engagement nurses. 
 Material Method: This descriptive carried out members Turkish Society Critical Care Nurses. All participants completed a questionn...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the mediating role presenteeism in relationship between organizational stress and silence 305 forest products employees İstanbul Kocaeli, Turkey. According our literature review, although some important studies about presenteeism, stress, can be found, first explore sector. research was designed as a field conducted using questionnaire. questionnaire ...

BACKGROUND Smoking has important health and economic consequences for individuals and society. This study expands the understanding of work-related burden associated with smoking and benefit of smoking cessation across the US, European Union (EU) and China using large-scale, representative survey methodology. METHODS Data utilised the 2013 National Health and Wellness Survey in United States ...

BACKGROUND We aimed to explore whether country of residence or specific country characteristics are associated with work outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS Data from the 17 countries participating in the Comorbidities in RA (COMORA) study were used. Work outcomes were measured by the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire, addressing employment (yes/no), absenteei...