The descriptive statistics of VOLP outcomes by visits
| Variable | Baseline | Week 13 | Week 26 | Week 39 | Week 52 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Components of paid work productivity loss in the past 3 months | |||||
| Follow-up (N) | 193 | 189 | 180 | 157 | |
| Employment status change, N (%)* | 23 (11.9) | 25 (13.2) | 15 (8.3) | 11 (7) | |
| Stop working | 12 (6.2) | 8 (4.2) | 4 (2.2) | 3 (1.9) | |
| Start working | 4 (2.1) | 4 (2.2) | 2 (1.3) | ||
| Change job | 1 (0.5) | 5 (2.6) | 2 (1.1) | 2 (1.3) | |
| Change hours | 11 (5.7) | 12 (6.3) | 5 (2.8) | 4 (2.5) | |
| Health related status change, N (%)* | 20 (10.4) | 15 (7.9) | 11 (6.1) | 3 (1.9) | |
| Stop working | 10 (5.2) | 5 (2.6) | 2 (1.1) | 1 (0.6) | |
| Start working | 3 (1.6) | 4 (2.2) | |||
| Change job | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.6) | ||
| Change hours | 10 (5.2) | 7 (3.7) | 4 (2.2) | 2 (1.3) | |
| Employed | 196 | 181 | 173 | 165 | 143 |
| Absenteeism (N) | 173 | 154 | 152 | 146 | 130 |
| Any absent hours, N (%) | 101 (58.4) | 45 (29.2) | 41 (27) | 26 (17.8) | 15 (11.5) |
| Percentage of time loss (SD) | 0.17 (0.25) | 0.09 (0.22) | 0.07 (0.22) | 0.05 (0.17) | 0.03 (0.13) |
| Absent hours (SD) | 75.73 (113.36) | 35.15 (91.10) | 25.05 (75.27) | 16.69 (72.08) | 12.04 (48.82) |
| Presenteeism (N) | 191 | 166 | 160 | 155 | 136 |
| Any presenteeism, N (%) | 75 (39.3) | 46 (27.7) | 37 (23.1) | 37 (23.9) | 24 (17.6) |
| Presenteeism % time loss (N) | 180 | 153 | 147 | 140 | 130 |
| Percentage of time loss (SD) | 0.08 (0.14) | 0.05 (0.12) | 0.04 (0.12) | 0.03 (0.09) | 0.03 (0.08) |
| Paid work productivity loss in the past 3 months (N) | 162 | 153 | 155 | 145 | 135 |
| Any paid work loss, N (%) | 124 (76.5) | 73 (47.7) | 68 (43.9) | 49 (33.8) | 40 (29.6) |
| Percentage of time loss (SD) | 0.25 (0.26) | 0.2 (0.32) | 0.19 (0.34) | 0.15 (0.31) | 0.13 (0.29) |
| Paid work loss, hours (SD) | 111.71 (116.84) | 89.29 (152.60) | 83.36 (151.73) | 71.7 (156.43) | 60.11 (140.91) |
| Stop working: hour loss (SD) | 30.65 (119.48) | 36.11 (129.30) | 34.92 (132.2) | 33.46 (129.61) | |
| Absenteeism: absent hours (SD) | 76.75 (115.71) | 35.28 (91.39) | 24.09 (74.64) | 16.01 (72.15) | 11.30 (47.90) |
| Presenteeism: hour loss (SD) | 34.97 (58.07) | 19.76 (53.65) | 16.33 (53.55) | 11.94 (36.81) | 11.45 (39.55) |
| Unpaid work productivity loss in the past 7 days (N) | 167 | 176 | 165 | 166 | 143 |
| Any unpaid work loss, N (%) | 86 (51.5) | 44 (25.0) | 38 (23.0) | 34 (20.5) | 24 (16.8) |
| Unpaid work loss, hours (SD) | 6.27 (11.11) | 3.44 (9.37) | 2.73 (7.49) | 2.85 (10.68) | 1.79 (5.86) |
| Total costs of lost productivity in the past 3 months (N) | 141 | 143 | 135 | 135 | 124 |
| Any costs of lost productivity, N (%) | 121 (85.8) | 79 (55.2) | 65 (48.1) | 51 (37.8) | 44 (35.5) |
| Total costs, € (SD) | 3483.48 (8482.03) | 1777.72 (4734.99) | 1477.86 (3919.60) | 987.46 (2835.20) | 842.77 (2242.33) |
Bolded numbers are the numbers of patients with non-missing values that were used to generate the statistics below.
*Patients might report changing both job and working hours.
VOLP, The Valuation of Lost Productivity.