Association of controlled and uncontrolled hypertension with workplace productivity

V. Unmuessig; P.A. Fishman; H.J.M. Vrijhoef; A.M.J. Elissen; D.C. Grossman

doi:10.1111/jch.12648

Association of controlled and uncontrolled hypertension with workplace productivity

V. Unmuessig, P.A. Fishman^*, H.J.M. Vrijhoef, A.M.J. Elissen, D.C. Grossman

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The authors estimated the lost productive time (LPT) due to absenteeism and presenteeism among employees at the Group Health Cooperative with controlled and uncontrolled hypertension compared with normotensive patients. The patients responded to a survey inquiring about health behaviors with links to their medical record to identify diagnoses, blood pressure measurement, and prescription drug dispenses. Individuals with controlled hypertension were more likely to report any LPT relative to individuals with uncontrolled hypertension (40.6% vs 32.6%, P

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	217–222
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Clinical Hypertension
Volume	18
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.12648
Publication status	Published - Mar 2016

Keywords

UNITED-STATES
INSURANCE DESIGN
BLOOD-PRESSURE
US EMPLOYERS
HEALTH
CARE
PREVALENCE
EXPENDITURES
AWARENESS
WORKERS

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