Gardner Bethany T, Dale Ann Marie, Buckner-Petty Skye, Van Dillen Linda, Amick Benjamin C, Evanoff Bradley
Division of General Medical Sciences (Dr Gardner, Dr Dale, Ms Buckner-Petty, Dr Evanoff); Program in Physical Therapy (Dr Van Dillen), Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO; and Department of Health Policy and Management (Dr Amick), Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University, Miami.
J Occup Environ Med. 2016 Feb;58(2):170-7. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000587.
The aim of the study was to assess construct and discriminant validity of four health-related work productivity loss questionnaires in relation to employer productivity metrics, and to describe variation in economic estimates of productivity loss provided by the questionnaires in healthy workers.
Fifty-eight billing office workers completed surveys including health information and four productivity loss questionnaires. Employer productivity metrics and work hours were also obtained.
Productivity loss questionnaires were weakly to moderately correlated with employer productivity metrics. Workers with more health complaints reported greater health-related productivity loss than healthier workers, but showed no loss on employer productivity metrics. Economic estimates of productivity loss showed wide variation among questionnaires, yet no loss of actual productivity.
Additional studies are needed comparing questionnaires with objective measures in larger samples and other industries, to improve measurement methods for health-related productivity loss.
本研究旨在评估四份与健康相关的工作效率损失问卷在雇主生产力指标方面的结构效度和区分效度,并描述这些问卷对健康员工生产力损失的经济估计差异。
58名计费办公室工作人员完成了包括健康信息和四份生产力损失问卷的调查。同时获取了雇主生产力指标和工作时长。
生产力损失问卷与雇主生产力指标的相关性较弱至中等。健康问题较多的员工报告的与健康相关的生产力损失比健康状况较好的员工更大,但在雇主生产力指标上没有损失。生产力损失的经济估计在问卷之间差异很大,但实际生产力没有损失。
需要进行更多研究,在更大样本和其他行业中比较问卷与客观测量方法,以改进与健康相关的生产力损失的测量方法。