| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Health and Labor Questionnaire (HLQ) |
| First Description |
Van Roijen L, Essink-Bot M-L, Koopmanschap MA, Bonsel G, Rutten FF. Labor and health status in economic evaluation of health care: The Health and Labor Questionnaire. International journal of technology assessment in health care. 1996;12(3):405-15 |
| Year | 1996 |
| 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 | Dutch |
| Available in Language | Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Van Roijen, |
| Title | Labor and health status in economic evaluation of health care. The Health and Labor Questionnaire. |
| Journal | Int J Technol Assess Health Care |
| Year | 1996 |
| Vol | 12 |
| Num | 3 |
| Pages | 405-15 |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14974873 |
| Brief Description |
A review of self-report instruments measuring health-related work productivity. A patient-reported outcomes perspective. |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14871164 |
| Brief Description |
A Review of Health-Related Workplace Productivity Loss Instruments. Pharmacoeconomics. |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| No other References. | |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Hakkart-van Roijen, Leona |
| --- | |
| Address | Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| Website | http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/1313/ |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
includes 4 modules: i) absence from work; ii) reduced productivity at work; iii) unpaid labor production; iv) impediments to paid and unpaid labor |
| Number of Items | 17 items [11 items (SF)] |
| Range | --- |
| Responses options/scale |
No |
| Developed for | --- |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | --- |
| Recommendations to score |
: (see comprehensive manual: http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/1313/) Costs of productivity loss due to presenteeism per week: (HLQ presenteeism score x €37.69)/2 |
| Score Interpretation | ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬HLQ measures absolute numbers; does not adjust for the hours worked |
| 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 | --- |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments |
Has been used in a variety of disease states, however, limited reported data on its validity is available; |