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Work: attitudes and wellbeing

WHO Health and Work Performance Questionnaire.

WHO-HPQ

What it measures
Absolute and relative on-the-job performance (presenteeism) and absenteeism due to health; self-rated work performance benchmarked against others.
Length and format
~30 (long); short form available. mixed: 0-10 performance ratings + frequency/time items (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
Many (WHO instrument) incl. ES, ZH, PT, FR, DE, JA, AR and others
Normative data
Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.
Licence
open with attribution

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Reference
Kessler, R.C., Barber, C., Beck, A., et al. (2003). The World Health Organization Health and Work Performance Questionnaire (HPQ). Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 45(2), 156-174.

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