Productivity Loss at Work; Health-Related and Work-Related Factors

Heuvel, S.G. van den; Geuskens, G.; Hooftman, W.; Koppes, L.L.J.; Bossche, S.N.J. van den

doi:10.1007/s10926-009-9219-7

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“…In accordance with the findings from the current study, a recent study found that psychological health problems influenced work performance more than other chronic health problems (26). Another study that compared and examined similar health problems showed that psychological health problems had the strongest effects on work productivity and sickness absence as compared to other health problems (8). The strong effects of psychological health problems on work ability and produc- Leijten et al tivity at work could potentially be explained by clear presence of symptoms and complaints, whereas, for example, circulatory health problems may be diagnosed by a physician but be unaccompanied by perceivable symptoms.…”

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“…It is possible that health is more inherent to work ability because work ability takes an individual's work demands and resources into account -good health is in itself a resource (7). Past studies have shown that poor health is a strong predictor of reduced work ability (2), but also that health problems relate to productivity loss at work (8,27). Our findings differ from these latter studies in that only two of the seven health problems were related to productivity at work.…”

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“…Psychological health problems are associated with sickness absence and reduced work productivity (8,9). Other studies have shown that different musculoskeletal pain complaints are also associated with productivity loss at work (10).…”

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The influence of chronic health problems on work ability and productivity at work: a longitudinal study among older employees

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“…In cross sectional research, associations were found between 'low performance at work' and age and poor general health [4]. Associations between several workrelated factors (among others job content) and 'low performance at work' in both bivariate and multivariate analyses were also observed.…”

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“…For example, depressed workers reported greater experienced difficulties in time management, mental, interpersonal and output job demands [2,3]. Other research showed that poor health and multiple health problems were associated with low work performance [4].…”

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Prognostic Factors for Successful Work Functioning in the General Working Population

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Purpose To help workers to stay at work in a healthy productive and sustainable way and for the development of interventions to improve work functioning, it is important to have insight in prognostic factors for successful work functioning. The aim of this study is to identify prognostic factors for successful work functioning in a general working population. Methods A longitudinal study (3 months follow-up) was conducted among the working population (N = 98). Work functioning was assessed with the Work Role Functioning Questionnaire 2.0 (WRFQ). The total score was categorized as follows: 0-90; [90 B95; and [95-100 (defined as 'successful work functioning'). Ordinal logistic regression analyses were performed to examine bivariate relationships between potential prognostic factors and the dependent variable (successful work functioning) to identify potential prognostic factors for the multivariate models (p \ 0.10). A stepwise approach was used to introduce the variables in the multiple ordinal regression analyses. Results Baseline work functioning and work ability were significant prognostic factors for successful work functioning at 3 months follow-up. No prospective associations were identified for psychological job demands and supervisor social support with successful work functioning. Conclusion To our knowledge this is the first longitudinal study to identify prognostic factors for successful work functioning in the general working population. High work ability is predictive for future successful work functioning, independent of baseline work functioning.

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Effect of a Biopsychosocial Intervention or Postural Therapy on Disability and Health Care Spending Among Patients With Acute and Subacute Spine Pain

Choudhry

Fifer

Fontanet

et al. 2022

JAMA

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ImportanceLow back and neck pain are often self-limited, but health care spending remains high.ObjectiveTo evaluate the effects of 2 interventions that emphasize noninvasive care for spine pain.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsPragmatic, cluster, randomized clinical trial conducted at 33 centers in the US that enrolled 2971 participants with neck or back pain of 3 months’ duration or less (enrollment, June 2017 to March 2020; final follow-up, March 2021).InterventionsParticipants were randomized at the clinic-level to (1) usual care (n = 992); (2) a risk-stratified, multidisciplinary intervention (the identify, coordinate, and enhance [ICE] care model that combines physical therapy, health coach counseling, and consultation from a specialist in pain medicine or rehabilitation) (n = 829); or (3) individualized postural therapy (IPT), a postural therapy approach that combines physical therapy with building self-efficacy and self-management (n = 1150).Main Outcomes and MeasuresThe primary outcomes were change in Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score at 3 months (range, 0 [best] to 100 [worst]; minimal clinically important difference, 6) and spine-related health care spending at 1 year. A 2-sided significance threshold of .025 was used to define statistical significance.ResultsAmong 2971 participants randomized (mean age, 51.7 years; 1792 women [60.3%]), 2733 (92%) finished the trial. Between baseline and 3-month follow-up, mean ODI scores changed from 31.2 to 15.4 for ICE, from 29.3 to 15.4 for IPT, and from 28.9 to 19.5 for usual care. At 3-month follow-up, absolute differences compared with usual care were −5.8 (95% CI, −7.7 to −3.9; P &lt; .001) for ICE and −4.3 (95% CI, −5.9 to −2.6; P &lt; .001) for IPT. Mean 12-month spending was $1448, $2528, and $1587 in the ICE, IPT, and usual care groups, respectively. Differences in spending compared with usual care were −$139 (risk ratio, 0.93 [95% CI, 0.87 to 0.997]; P = .04) for ICE and $941 (risk ratio, 1.40 [95% CI, 1.35 to 1.45]; P &lt; .001) for IPT.Conclusions and RelevanceAmong patients with acute or subacute spine pain, a multidisciplinary biopsychosocial intervention or an individualized postural therapy intervention, each compared with usual care, resulted in small but statistically significant reductions in pain-related disability at 3 months. However, compared with usual care, the biopsychosocial intervention resulted in no significant difference in spine-related health care spending and the postural therapy intervention resulted in significantly greater spine-related health care spending at 1 year.Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03083886

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Productivity Loss at Work; Health-Related and Work-Related Factors

Cited by 109 publications

References 15 publications

The influence of chronic health problems on work ability and productivity at work: a longitudinal study among older employees

The influence of chronic health problems on work ability and productivity at work: a longitudinal study among older employees

Prognostic Factors for Successful Work Functioning in the General Working Population

Effect of a Biopsychosocial Intervention or Postural Therapy on Disability and Health Care Spending Among Patients With Acute and Subacute Spine Pain

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