An investigation of self-reported health-related productivity loss in office workers and associations with individual and work-related factors using an employer's perspective

Pereira, Michelle Jessica; Johnston, Venerina; Straker, Leon Melville; Sjøgaard, Gisela; Melloh, Markus; O’Leary, Shaun Patrick; Comans, Tracy Anne

doi:10.21256/zhaw-1635

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Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	An investigation of self-reported health-related productivity loss in office workers and associations with individual and work-related factors using an employer's perspective
Authors:	Pereira, Michelle Jessica Johnston, Venerina Straker, Leon Melville Sjøgaard, Gisela Melloh, Markus O’Leary, Shaun Patrick Comans, Tracy Anne
DOI:	10.21256/zhaw-1635 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001043
Published in:	Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Volume(Issue):	59
Issue:	7
Page(s):	138
Pages to:	144
Issue Date:	Jul-2017
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Philadelphia
ISSN:	1076-2752
Language:	English
Subject (DDC):	658.3: Human resource management
Abstract:	Objective: Office workers have a high prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions. This can be a significant economic burden due to health-related productivity loss. Individual and work-related factors related to office worker health-related productivity were investigated. Methods: A survey including the Health and Work Performance Questionnaire, which estimated productivity loss, also recorded individual and work-related factors with potential associations with health-related productivity. Muscle function and workstation ergonomics were examined through physical assessments. Linear models investigated the relationships between these factors and health-related productivity. Results: Significant factors identified were occupational category (0.001 < P < 0.050), job satisfaction (P < 0.001), psychological wellbeing (P = 0.031), and musculoskeletal pain (P = 0.023). Health-related productivity loss was greater in office workers working as managers, with lower job satisfaction and psychological wellbeing, and those with musculoskeletal pain. Conclusion: Office worker health-related productivity loss is represented by a combination of both individual and work-related factors.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/2552
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: Attribution - Non commercial - No derivatives 4.0 International
Restricted until:	2018-08-01
Departement:	School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Public Health (IPH)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Gesundheit

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Pereira, M. J., Johnston, V., Straker, L. M., Sjøgaard, G., Melloh, M., O’Leary, S. P., & Comans, T. A. (2017). An investigation of self-reported health-related productivity loss in office workers and associations with individual and work-related factors using an employer’s perspective. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 59(7), 138–144. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1635

Pereira, M.J. et al. (2017) ‘An investigation of self-reported health-related productivity loss in office workers and associations with individual and work-related factors using an employer’s perspective’, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 59(7), pp. 138–144. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1635.

M. J. Pereira et al., “An investigation of self-reported health-related productivity loss in office workers and associations with individual and work-related factors using an employer’s perspective,” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 59, no. 7, pp. 138–144, Jul. 2017, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-1635.

PEREIRA, Michelle Jessica, Venerina JOHNSTON, Leon Melville STRAKER, Gisela SJØGAARD, Markus MELLOH, Shaun Patrick O’LEARY und Tracy Anne COMANS, 2017. An investigation of self-reported health-related productivity loss in office workers and associations with individual and work-related factors using an employer’s perspective. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Juli 2017. Bd. 59, Nr. 7, S. 138–144. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-1635

Pereira, Michelle Jessica, Venerina Johnston, Leon Melville Straker, Gisela Sjøgaard, Markus Melloh, Shaun Patrick O’Leary, and Tracy Anne Comans. 2017. “An Investigation of Self-Reported Health-Related Productivity Loss in Office Workers and Associations with Individual and Work-Related Factors Using an Employer’s Perspective.” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 59 (7): 138–44. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1635.

Pereira, Michelle Jessica, et al. “An Investigation of Self-Reported Health-Related Productivity Loss in Office Workers and Associations with Individual and Work-Related Factors Using an Employer’s Perspective.” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 59, no. 7, July 2017, pp. 138–44, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1635.