title: Dizziness causes absence from work.
abstract: The objective of the study was to assess absenteeism from work due to dizziness in patients referred to a tertiary centre. Consecutive patients with a paid employment completed the WHO Health and work Performance Questionnaire, including items on work absence in the past 7 days and 4 weeks, and the Dizziness Handicap Inventory. Of the 400 patients [55% females, mean age 46.3 years (SD 10.8), range 18-68 years], 46 (12%) indicated they were completely disabled to work due to dizziness, while 202 (51%) patients indicated they had worked less than expected due to dizziness. Patients with more disease-related disabilities had more absenteeism from work. Half of the patients who are referred to a tertiary centre for dizziness report work absenteeism due to their complaints, and 12% is completely disabled to work.
authors.affiliation: Apeldoorns Dizziness Centre, Gelre ziekenhuizen, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, h.van.der.zaag@gelre.nl.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: van der Zaag-Loonen
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: van Leeuwen
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004244:Dizziness / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult