TY - JOUR
T1 - Workplace Indirect Cost Impacts of Nasal and Sinus Symptoms and Related Conditions
AU - Kuiper, Jordan R.
AU - Hirsch, Annemarie G.
AU - Bandeen-Roche, Karen
AU - Sundaresan, Agnes S.
AU - Tan, Bruce K.
AU - Kern, Robert C.
AU - Schleimer, Robert P.
AU - Schwartz, Brian S.
PY - 2019/8/1
Y1 - 2019/8/1
N2 - Evaluate associations of nasal and sinus and related symptoms, as well as selected health conditions which produce those symptoms, with total lost productive time (LPT) at work in the past 2 weeks.Methods:We used a cross-sectional analysis of 2402 currently working subjects. Self-reported physician diagnoses, condition statuses measured with standardized instruments, and symptom-based factor scores from an exploratory factor analysis were used in survey weighted log-binomial regression.Results:Pain and pressure, nasal blockage and discharge, and asthma and constitutional symptom factor scores as well as self-reported allergic rhinitis were associated with higher total LPT. Individuals who met operationalized criteria for multiple health conditions, especially chronic rhinosinusitis, had the greatest total LPT.Conclusions:Better management of these symptoms, and awareness of how they impact an individual's ability to perform job-functions in the workplace, could improve overall productivity.
AB - Evaluate associations of nasal and sinus and related symptoms, as well as selected health conditions which produce those symptoms, with total lost productive time (LPT) at work in the past 2 weeks.Methods:We used a cross-sectional analysis of 2402 currently working subjects. Self-reported physician diagnoses, condition statuses measured with standardized instruments, and symptom-based factor scores from an exploratory factor analysis were used in survey weighted log-binomial regression.Results:Pain and pressure, nasal blockage and discharge, and asthma and constitutional symptom factor scores as well as self-reported allergic rhinitis were associated with higher total LPT. Individuals who met operationalized criteria for multiple health conditions, especially chronic rhinosinusitis, had the greatest total LPT.Conclusions:Better management of these symptoms, and awareness of how they impact an individual's ability to perform job-functions in the workplace, could improve overall productivity.
KW - ENT
KW - epidemiology
KW - productivity
KW - symptoms
KW - workplace
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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001636
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001636
M3 - Article
C2 - 31205204
AN - SCOPUS:85070608926
VL - 61
SP - E333-E339
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
SN - 1076-2752
IS - 8
ER -