Table 3.
Workplace and household productivity at baseline (randomized set, observed cases)
| |
All randomized patients (n = 409) |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| WPS question a | n | Mean (SD) | Median |
| 2. Number of days of work missed (absenteeism)b |
243 |
2.0 (5.33) |
0.0 |
| 3. Number of days with productivity ≤50% at work (presenteeism)b,c |
243 |
4.7 (7.41) |
0.0 |
| 4. Rate of arthritis interference with work productivityb,d |
242 |
4.1 (2.83) |
5.0 |
| 5. Number of days of household work missed |
406 |
5.7 (8.41) |
2.0 |
| 6. Number of days with productivity ≤50% in household workc |
406 |
7.6 (8.67) |
5.0 |
| 7. Number of days of family, social or leisure activities missed |
406 |
3.7 (7.25) |
0.0 |
| 8. Number of days with outside help |
409 |
2.4 (6.43) |
0.0 |
| 9. Rate of arthritis interference with household work productivityd | 409 | 5.0 (2.95) | 5.0 |
SD, standard deviation. aRecall period for Work Productivity Survey (WPS) is 1 month. bAssessed in employed patients only. cDays counted exclude those counted in previous question. dScored using numeric rating scale of 0 to 10, where 0 = no interference and 10 = complete interference.