title: Measuring work productivity with a mental health self-report measure.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine whether the Social Role (SR) Scale of the Outcome Questionnaire (OQ) can predict work productivity.
  
  
  METHODS
  Employees at Utah State Hospital completed the OQ and the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Scale (WPAI) once monthly for four months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The SR predicted the WPAI Presenteeism and Activity Impairment scales.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The SR can be used to estimate work productivity using tools like the Productivity Calculator. Specific relationships among measures and suggestions for future research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA.
authors.forename: Vinessa K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Trotter
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: Gary M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Burlingame
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rees
authors.forename: Bruce N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.forename: Patrick R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Steffen
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Eggett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004526:Efficiency; D004651:Employment; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014589:Utah; D055815:Young Adult