Productivity losses without absence: measurement validation and empirical evidence

Productivity losses without absence are scarcely discussed in the literature. In this paper, the construct validity of three different measurement instruments for productivity losses without absence is investigated. The data were collected under employees of a Dutch trade firm, not in specific patie...

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Published in:Health policy (Amsterdam) 1999-07, Vol.48 (1), p.13-27
Main Authors: Brouwer, W.B.F., Koopmanschap, M.A., Rutten, F.F.H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Commerce - economics
Cost of Illness
Efficiency
Empirical research
Employee Performance Appraisal - statistics & numerical data
Employment
Health
Health administration
Health policy
Health Services Research - economics
Health Services Research - methods
Measurement
Measurement methods
Netherlands
Physical Fitness
Productivity
Productivity costs without absence
Reproducibility of Results
Surveys and Questionnaires
Time and Motion Studies
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Summary:Productivity losses without absence are scarcely discussed in the literature. In this paper, the construct validity of three different measurement instruments for productivity losses without absence is investigated. The data were collected under employees of a Dutch trade firm, not in specific patient groups. On an average day, over 7% of the respondents were working with health problems, indicating that productivity losses without absence is quite a common problem. The amount of production losses related to these health problems are relatively small. However, for specific patient groups, the costs related to these productivity losses may be substantial.
ISSN:0168-8510
1872-6054
DOI:10.1016/S0168-8510(99)00028-7