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Health risk change as a predictor of productivity change
Jessica Grossmeier1, David J Mangen, Paul E Terry
1From Verity Analytics (Dr Grossmeier), San Jose, CA; Mangen Research Associates, Inc (Dr Mangen), Mound; and StayWell (Dr Terry and Ms Haglund-Howieson), St. Paul, Minn.
Objective:
To assess how health risk change influences concurrent and subsequent change in absenteeism and presenteeism.
Methods:
A retrospective, longitudinal study design analyzed repeated health assessment survey data using maximum likelihood structural equation modeling.
Results:
A statistically significant relationship was detected between self-reported health risks at one point in time and lower productivity (absenteeism and presenteeism) at the same point in time as well as a longitudinal effect of increasing risks at one point in time associated with decreased productivity at subsequent measurement periods.
Conclusions:
Health is a predictor of productivity, and the benefits of improved health on improved productivity are cumulative over time.
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