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Protocol - School and Work Attendance - Adult

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Description

The Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire (WPAI) is a 6-item, self-report instrument that measures impact of health problems on work attendance over the last 7 days.

Specific Instructions

The Hemophilia Inhibitor Research Working Group suggests that the phrase "health problems" be replaced with "hemophilia."

Availability

Available

Protocol

Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire:

General Health V2.0 (WPAI:GH)

The following questions ask about the effect of your health problems on your ability to work and perform regular activities. By health problems we mean any physical or emotional problem or symptom. Please fill in the blanks or circle a number, as indicated.

1.     Are you currently employed (working for pay)? ____ NO     ____ YES

              If NO, check "NO" and skip to question 6.

The next questions are about the past seven days, not including today.

2.        During the past seven days, how many hours did you miss from work because of your health problems? Include hours you missed on sick

days, times you went in late, left early, etc., because of your health problems. Do not include time you missed to participate in this study.

_____HOURS

3.     During the past seven days, how many hours did you miss from work because of any other reason, such as vacation, holidays, time off to participate in this study?

_____HOURS

4.     During the past seven days, how many hours did you actually work?

_____HOURS (If "0," skip to question 6.)

5.     During the past seven days, how much did your health problems affect your productivity while you were working?

Think about days you were limited in the amount or kind of work you could do, days you accomplished less than you would like, or days you could not do your work as carefully as usual. If health problems affected your work only a little, choose a low number. Choose a high number if health problems affected your work a great deal.

Consider only how much health problems affected
productivity while you were working.

Health problems had no effect on my work

Health problems completely prevented me from working

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

CIRCLE A NUMBER

6.     During the past seven days, how much did your health problems affect your ability to do your regular daily activities, other than work at a job?

By regular activities, we mean the usual activities you do, such as work around the house, shopping, childcare, exercising, studying, etc. Think about times you were limited in the amount or kind of activities you could do and times you accomplished less than you would like. If health problems affected your activities only a little, choose a low number. Choose a high number if health problems affected your activities a great deal.

Consider only how much health problems affected your ability
to do your regular daily activities, other than work at a job.

Health problems had no effect on my daily activities

Health problems completely prevented me from doing my daily activities

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

CIRCLE A NUMBER

Personnel and Training Required

None

Equipment Needs
None
Requirements
Requirement CategoryRequired
Major equipment No
Specialized training No
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual No
Mode of Administration

Self-administered questionnaire

Lifestage

Adult

Participants

Adults, ages 18 or older

Selection Rationale

The Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire (WPAI) is a brief, reliable, and valid self-report instrument that measures impact of health problems on work attendance.

Language

English

Standards
StandardNameIDSource
Derived Variables

None

Process and Review

Not applicable.

Protocol Name from Source

Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire (WPAI), General Health (WPAI:GH), V2.0

Source

Reilly, M. C., Zbrozek, A. S., & Dukes, E. M. (1993). The validity and reproducibility of a work productivity and activity impairment instrument. PharmacoEconomics, 4(5), 353-365.

The WPAI can be downloaded from http://www.reillyassociates.net/WPAI_General.html

General References

Bergner, M., Bobbitt, R. A., Carter, W. B., & Gilson, B. S. (1981). The Sickness Impact Profile: Development and final revision of a health status measure. Medical Care,19(8), 787-805.

Bush, J. W., Anderson, J. P., Kaplan, R. M., & Blischke, W. R. (1982). "Counterintuitive" preferences in health-related quality-of-life measurement. Medical Care, 20(5), 516-525.

Caine, N., Harrison, S. C., Sharples, L. D., & Wallwork, J. (1991). Prospective study of quality of life before and after coronary artery bypass grafting. BMJ, 302, 511-516.

Croog, S. H., Levine, S., Testa, M. A., Brown, B., Bulpitt, C. J., Jenkins, C. D., Klerman, G. L., & Williams, G. H. (1986). The effects of antihypertensive therapy on the quality of life. New England Journal of Medicine, 314, 1657-1664.

Evers, K. E., Castle, P. H., Prochaska, J. O., & Prochaska, J. M. (2014). Examining relationships between multiple health risk behaviors, well-being, and productivity. Psychological Reports, 114(3), 843-853.

Hunt, S. M., McKenna, S. P., McEwen, J., Williams, J., & Papp, E. (1981). The Nottingham Health Profile: Subjective health status and medical consultations. Social Science and Medicine, 15, 221-229.

OHara, J., Hughes, D., Camp, C., Burke, T., Carroll, L., & Diego, D. G. (2017). The cost of severe haemophilia in Europe: The CHESS study. Orphanet Journal of Rare Disease, 12(1), 106.

Osterhaus, J. T., Gutterman, D. L., & Plachetka, J. R. (1992). Healthcare resource and lost labour costs of migraine headache in the US. Pharmacoeconomics, 2, 67-76.

Ricardo-Campbell, R., Eisman, M. M., Wardell, W. M., & Crossley, R. (1980). Preliminary methodology for controlled cost-benefit study of drug impact: The effect of cimetidine on days of work lost in a short-term trial in duodenal ulcer. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 2, 37-41.

Severens, J. L., Mulder, J., Laheij, R., & Verbeek, A. (2000). Precision in measuring absence from work as a basis for calculating productivity costs in the Netherlands. Social Science and Medicine, 51, 243-249.

Protocol ID

910602

Variables
Export Variables
Variable Name Variable IDVariable DescriptiondbGaP Mapping
PX910602_School_Work_Attendance_Adult_Current_Employment
PX910602010000 Are you currently employed (working for pay)? N/A
PX910602_School_Work_Attendance_Adult_Past_Week_Health_Daily_Activity
PX910602060000 During the past seven days, how much did more
your health problems affect your ability to do your regular daily activities, other than work at a job? show less
N/A
PX910602_School_Work_Attendance_Adult_Past_Week_Health_Productivity
PX910602050000 During the past seven days, how much did more
your health problems affect your productivity while you were working? show less
N/A
PX910602_School_Work_Attendance_Adult_Past_Week_Hours_Worked
PX910602040000 During the past seven days, how many hours more
did you actually work? show less
N/A
PX910602_School_Work_Attendance_Adult_Past_Week_Missed_Work_Health
PX910602020000 During the past seven days, how many hours more
did you miss from work because of your health problems? show less
N/A
PX910602_School_Work_Attendance_Adult_Past_Week_Missed_Work_Vacation
PX910602030000 During the past seven days, how many hours more
did you miss from work because of any other reason, such as vacation, holidays, time off to participate in this study? show less
N/A
Hemophilia Inhibitor
Measure Name

School and Work Attendance

Release Date

May 7, 2019

Definition

Chronic illness can contribute to excessive missed work or school days.

Purpose

This a quantitative measure of health-related loss of productivity in school and work. Missing work has the potential to compromise productivity and lead to economic implications. Excessive school absenteeism can negatively impact a child?s education as well as physical and psychosocial health-related quality of life.

Keywords

school, daily activities, work, work characteristics

Measure Protocols
Protocol ID Protocol Name
910601 School Attendance - Child
910602 School and Work Attendance - Adult
Publications

There are no publications listed for this protocol.