Association of Medication Adherence with Workplace Productivity and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Asthma

Objective. Examine the association of medication adherence with workplace productivity and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in asthma patients. Methods. Adult patients with asthma in a state health insurance program identified from medical claims (July 2001-June 2003) were mailed a three-part s...

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Published in:The Journal of asthma 2006-09, Vol.43 (7), p.521-526
Main Authors: Joshi, Ashish V., Madhavan, S. Suresh, Ambegaonkar, Ambarish, Smith, Michael, Scott, Virginia (Ginger), Dedhia, Harakh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absenteeism
Adult
Anti-Asthmatic Agents - administration & dosage
asthma
Asthma - drug therapy
Asthma - economics
Cost of Illness
Efficiency - drug effects
Female
Health Status
Health Surveys
health-related quality of life
Humans
Male
medication adherence
Middle Aged
Patient Compliance - psychology
Patient Compliance - statistics & numerical data
Quality of Life - psychology
State Health Plans - economics
Statistics as Topic
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
Workplace - economics
workplace productivity
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Summary:Objective. Examine the association of medication adherence with workplace productivity and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in asthma patients. Methods. Adult patients with asthma in a state health insurance program identified from medical claims (July 2001-June 2003) were mailed a three-part survey to measure HRQL (St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire), workplace productivity (Workplace Productivity Short Inventory), and self-reported medication adherence (Morisky Scale). Results. The symptoms domain had the worst HRQL scores, followed by the activity and impacts domains; 39% of the participants reported themselves as "high" adherent, whereas 19% were "medium," and 42% were "low" adherent. Asthma resulted in productivity losses of $597 ± $1,024 (absenteeism) and $658 ± $1,808 (presenteeism) per enrollee per year. Conclusions. Asthma was associated with HRQL detriments and workplace productivity losses.
ISSN:0277-0903
1532-4303
DOI:10.1080/02770900600857010