Health-related workplace productivity measurement: general and migraine-specific recommendations from the ACOEM Expert Panel.
An establishment of health-related productivity measurements and critical evaluation of health-related productivity tools is needed. An expert panel was created. A literature search was conducted to identify health-related productivity measurement tools. Each instrument was reviewed for: 1) supporting scientific evidence (e.g., reliability and validity); 2) applicability to various types of occupations, diseases, and level of severity of disease; 3) ability to translate data into a monetary unit; and 4) practicality. A modified Delphi technique was used to build consensus. The expert panel recommended absenteeism, presenteeism, and employee turnover/replacement costs as key elements of workplace health-related productivity measurement. The panel also recommended that productivity instruments should: 1) have supporting scientific evidence, 2) be applicable to the particular work setting, 3) be supportive of effective business decision-making, and 4) be practical. Six productivity measurement tools were reviewed. The panel recommended necessary elements of workplace health-related productivity measurement, key characteristics for evaluating instruments, and tools for measuring work loss. Continued research, validation, and on-going evaluation of health-related productivity instruments are needed.
Loeppke
Ronald
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Health and Productivity Corporation of America, P.O. Box 1503, Franklin, TN 37065, USA. RonLoeppkeMD@aol.com
Hymel
Pamela A
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Lofland
Jennifer H
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Pizzi
Laura T
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Konicki
Doris L
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Anstadt
George W
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Baase
Catherine
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Fortuna
Joseph
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Scharf
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D000041:Absenteeism; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders; D016272:Occupational Health; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace