Considerations for evaluating and recommending Worker Productivity Outcome Measures: an update from the OMERACT Worker Productivity Group
- Verstappen, SMM
- Lacaille, D
- Boonen, A
- Escorpizo, R
- Hofstetter, C
- Bosworth, A
- Leong, A
- Leggett, S
- Gignac, MAM
- Wallman, JK
- Ter Wee, MM
- Berghea, F
- Agaliotis, M
- Tugwell, P
- Beaton, D
DOIAbstract
Objective: The Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Worker Productivity Groupcontinues efforts to assess psychometric properties of measures of presenteeism.Methods: Psychometric properties of single-item and dual answer multiitem scales were assessed, aswell as methods to evaluate thresholds of meaning.Results: Test-retest reliability and construct validity of single item global measures was moderate togood. The value of measuring both degree of difficulty and amount of time with difficulty inmulti-items questionnaires was confirmed. Thresholds of meaning vary depending on methods andexternal anchors applied.Conclusion: We have advanced our understanding of the performance of presenteeism measures andhave developed approaches to desc...
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