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Productivity Loss and Predictive Factors Among Visually Impaired Adults in Tertiary Eye Care Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Dual-Center Cross-Sectional Study

INTRODUCTION: Visual impairment has a profound impact on loss of economy and productivity, which can impair health-related quality of life. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine productivity loss and its predictive factors among adults with visual impairment in Addis Ababa tertiary e...

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Autores principales: Anbesse, Dereje Hayilu, W/Yohannes, Getachew, Assefa, Milisha
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9651063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36389638
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S383600
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W/Yohannes, Getachew
Assefa, Milisha
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description INTRODUCTION: Visual impairment has a profound impact on loss of economy and productivity, which can impair health-related quality of life. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine productivity loss and its predictive factors among adults with visual impairment in Addis Ababa tertiary eye care centers, Ethiopia. METHODS: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted between February and July 30, 2021. A total of 425 samples were retrieved using systematic random sampling. Data collection included socio-demographic information, employment status, job absenteeism, presenteeism and reduced work participation. Analysis was done by SPSS version 23, and binary logistic regression was employed for statistical analysis. P-values less than 0.05 were used to state significant associations between dependent and outcome variables. RESULTS: A total of 416 study participants were involved in the study, with a response rate of 97.88%. The mean age was 48±14.3 years. The total productivity loss was $775,325.51, with a median of $358.02. Maximum productivity loss was contributed by reduced workforce participation, which was about $746,337.45, with a median of $1,432.10. Regarding predictor factors, gender, monthly income, degree and duration of visual impairment and support of family to get job were statistically associated with high productivity loss. CONCLUSION: In general, the current study revealed that there is a profound annual loss of productivity due to visual impairment. The predictor factors for higher productivity loss were gender, monthly income, degree of visual impairment, duration of visual impairment and presence of support from family to get job or achieve better performance on job activities. Rehabilitation for visually impaired adults is recommended to enhance their quality of life by increasing their workplace participation to the maximum potential.
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spelling pubmed-96510632022-11-15 Productivity Loss and Predictive Factors Among Visually Impaired Adults in Tertiary Eye Care Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Dual-Center Cross-Sectional Study Anbesse, Dereje Hayilu W/Yohannes, Getachew Assefa, Milisha Clin Ophthalmol Original Research INTRODUCTION: Visual impairment has a profound impact on loss of economy and productivity, which can impair health-related quality of life. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine productivity loss and its predictive factors among adults with visual impairment in Addis Ababa tertiary eye care centers, Ethiopia. METHODS: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted between February and July 30, 2021. A total of 425 samples were retrieved using systematic random sampling. Data collection included socio-demographic information, employment status, job absenteeism, presenteeism and reduced work participation. Analysis was done by SPSS version 23, and binary logistic regression was employed for statistical analysis. P-values less than 0.05 were used to state significant associations between dependent and outcome variables. RESULTS: A total of 416 study participants were involved in the study, with a response rate of 97.88%. The mean age was 48±14.3 years. The total productivity loss was $775,325.51, with a median of $358.02. Maximum productivity loss was contributed by reduced workforce participation, which was about $746,337.45, with a median of $1,432.10. Regarding predictor factors, gender, monthly income, degree and duration of visual impairment and support of family to get job were statistically associated with high productivity loss. CONCLUSION: In general, the current study revealed that there is a profound annual loss of productivity due to visual impairment. The predictor factors for higher productivity loss were gender, monthly income, degree of visual impairment, duration of visual impairment and presence of support from family to get job or achieve better performance on job activities. Rehabilitation for visually impaired adults is recommended to enhance their quality of life by increasing their workplace participation to the maximum potential. Dove 2022-11-07 /pmc/articles/PMC9651063/ /pubmed/36389638 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S383600 Text en © 2022 Anbesse et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
spellingShingle Original Research
Anbesse, Dereje Hayilu
W/Yohannes, Getachew
Assefa, Milisha
Productivity Loss and Predictive Factors Among Visually Impaired Adults in Tertiary Eye Care Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Dual-Center Cross-Sectional Study
title Productivity Loss and Predictive Factors Among Visually Impaired Adults in Tertiary Eye Care Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Dual-Center Cross-Sectional Study
title_full Productivity Loss and Predictive Factors Among Visually Impaired Adults in Tertiary Eye Care Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Dual-Center Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr Productivity Loss and Predictive Factors Among Visually Impaired Adults in Tertiary Eye Care Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Dual-Center Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed Productivity Loss and Predictive Factors Among Visually Impaired Adults in Tertiary Eye Care Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Dual-Center Cross-Sectional Study
title_short Productivity Loss and Predictive Factors Among Visually Impaired Adults in Tertiary Eye Care Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Dual-Center Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort productivity loss and predictive factors among visually impaired adults in tertiary eye care centers, addis ababa, ethiopia: a dual-center cross-sectional study
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9651063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36389638
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S383600
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