An Investigation of Self-reported Health-related Productivity Loss in Office Workers and Associations With Individual

Michelle Jessica Pereira1, Venerina Johnston, Leon Melville Straker

  • 1Health Services and Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Group, Singapore (Ms Pereira), Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Ms Pereira, Drs Johnston, O'Leary), School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Dr Straker), Department of Sport Sciences and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark (Dr Sjøgaard), Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Dr Melloh), Curtin Medical School, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Dr Melloh), Institute of Health Sciences, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland (Dr Melloh), Department of Physiotherapy, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Queensland Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Dr O'Leary), Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Meadowbrook, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Dr Comans), and Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Herston, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Dr Comans).

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