Impaired Work Performance Among Women With Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids
Impaired Work Performance Among Women With Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids
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DOI：
10.1097/jom.0b013e3181895e10
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发表时间：
2008-10-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Chelmow, David
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作者：
Lerner, Debra;Mirza, Fadi;Chelmow, David
目的：评估症状性子宫肌瘤（UF）对工作的影响。方法：一项队列研究比较了58名有症状的UF女性和56名健康对照者。数据来源包括自填的邮件问卷和医疗图表。在工作中的性能限制和生产力的损失进行了测量与工作限制问卷。对单变量和多变量病例对照组差异进行了检验。结果如下：根据调整后的平均得分，UF组有显着更多的工作限制和生产力损失比对照组，而缺席率相似。UF组的表现平均受损率为18%，而对照组为8%（P值，0.005-0.040）。工作中的限制被解释为抑郁症状，非白人种族/民族，和健康相关的生活质量较差。结论：纤维瘤和相关症状给女性的工作生活、她们的雇主和经济带来负担。（J Occup Environ Med.2008;50：1149-1157）
Objective: To assess the work impact of symptomatic uterine fibroids (UFs). Methods: A cohort study compared 58 employed women with symptomatic UFs to 56 healthy controls. Data sources included a self-administered mail questionnaire and medical charts. At-work performance limitations and productivity loss were measured with the Work Limitations Questionnaire. Univariate and multivariate case-control group differences were tested. Results: Based on adjusted mean scores, the UF group had significantly more at-work limitations and productivity loss than controls, while absence rates were similar. The UF group's performance was impaired 18% of the time on average versus 8% for controls (P-values, 0.005-0.040). At-work limitations were explained by depression symptoms, Non-White race/ethnicity, and poorer health-related quality of life. Conclusions: Fibroids and related symptoms impose a burden on the working lives' of women, their employers, and the economy. (J Occup Environ Med. 2008;50:1149-1157)