Job Satisfaction Mediates the Association between Perceived Disability and Work Productivity in Migraine Headache Patients

Isabella Berardelli, Salvatore Sarubbi, Dorian A. Lamis, Elena Rogante, Valeria Canzonetta, Andrea Negro, Martina Guglielmetti, Alice Sparagna, Valerio De Angelis, Denise Erbuto, Maurizio Pompili and Paolo Martelletti
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Isabella Berardelli: Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Suicide Prevention Center, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, 00189 Rome, Italy
Salvatore Sarubbi: Department of Psychology, Sapienza University, 00185 Rome, Italy
Dorian A. Lamis: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta 30322, Georgia
Elena Rogante: Department of Psychology, Sapienza University, 00185 Rome, Italy
Valeria Canzonetta: Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Suicide Prevention Center, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, 00189 Rome, Italy
Andrea Negro: Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, 00189 Rome, Italy
Martina Guglielmetti: Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, 00189 Rome, Italy
Alice Sparagna: Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Suicide Prevention Center, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, 00189 Rome, Italy
Valerio De Angelis: Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, 00189 Rome, Italy
Denise Erbuto: Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Suicide Prevention Center, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, 00189 Rome, Italy
Maurizio Pompili: Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Suicide Prevention Center, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, 00189 Rome, Italy
Paolo Martelletti: Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, 00189 Rome, Italy

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 18, 1-9

Abstract: Migraine headache is the cause of an estimated 250,000,000 lost days from work or school every year and is often associated with decreased work productivity. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the relationship between perceived disability, job satisfaction and work productivity in patients affected by chronic migraineurs. Participants were 98 consecutive adult outpatients admitted to the Regional Referral Headache Centre of the Sant’Andrea Hospital in Rome, Italy. Patients were administered the Italian Perceived Disability Scale, The Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire–Work Subscale and The Endicott Work Productivity Scale. Perceived disability is significantly associated with job satisfaction and work productivity. Job satisfaction is significantly related to work productivity and mediates the association between perceived disability and work productivity in patients affected by chronic migraineurs. Our results confirm that patients suffering from migraine headaches who have negative perceptions of their disability are less satisfied with their job, which in turn, decreases their work productivity.

Keywords: migraine; work productivity; job satisfaction; perceived disability; health psychology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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