| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Work Productivity Short Inventory (WPSI; also called Wellness Inventory) |
| First Description |
Goetzel RZ, Ozminkowski RJ, Long SR. Development and reliability analysis of the Work Productivity Short Inventory (WPSI) instrument measuring employee health and productivity. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. 2003;45(7):743-62. |
| Year | 2003 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Work |
| Population/Disease | Generic |
| Originally developed for | --- |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
--- |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
No |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | English |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Goetzel RZ |
| Title | Development and Reliability of the Work Productivity Short Inventory (WPSI) Instrument Measuring Employee Health and Productivity |
| Journal | J Occup Environ Medicine |
| Year | 2003 |
| Vol | 45 |
| Num | 7 |
| Pages | 743-62 |
| Country | US |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14610400 |
| Brief Description |
A Validity Analysis of the Work Productivity Short Inventory (WPSI) Instrument Measuring Employee Health and Productivity. |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| No other References. | |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Ronald J Ozminkowski |
| ron.ozminkowski@medstat.com | |
| Address | Medstat, 777 East Eisenhower Parkway, 804B, Ann Arbor, MI 48108; |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
to gather information about absenteeism and productivity lapses at work; takes influence of health problems that are most prevalent/ expensive (15 health conditions) in most companies into account |
| Number of Items | --- |
| Range | --- |
| Responses options/scale |
Yes yes/no; if yes days and hours where health problem interfered with productivity |
| Developed for | Research |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | --- |
| Recommendations to score | --- |
| Score Interpretation | Absenteeism and Presenteeism in Dollars |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | 0 minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | 0 minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | --- |
| Limitations | Copyrighted |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |