Working while unwell: Workplace impairment in people with severe asthma.
Sarah A HilesE S HarveyV M McDonaldM PetersP BardinP N ReynoldsJ W UphamM BaraketZ BhikooJ BowdenB BrockwayL P ChungB CochraneG FoxleyJ GarrettM HewL JayaramC JenkinsC KatelarisG KatsoulotosM S KohV KritikosM LambertD LangtonA Lara RiveroG B MarksP G MiddletonA NanguzgamboN RadhakrishnaH ReddelJ RimmerA M SouthcottM SutherlandF ThienP A B WarkI A YangE YapP G GibsonPublished in: Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2018)
Severe asthma was associated with impairment at work and outside the workplace. Improving asthma control and mental health may be important targets for optimizing workplace productivity in severe asthma. Presenteeism and absenteeism may represent key metrics for assessing intervention efficacy in people with severe asthma of working age.