Wasted
time in meetings, Rogelberg and colleagues wrote, costs companies in many ways: the direct costs of salaries and benefits associated
with participants»
time, the
time lost that could be used for more productive activities, employee stress and
fatigue, and job dissatisfaction and
less organizational commitment.
The main outcome was attendance at school at least 75 % of the
time and a
fatigue score of
less than 4.20 Subsidiary outcomes included the social adjustment questionnaire, 21 the hospital anxiety and depression scale, 22 the fear questionnaire, 23 and global self ratings of improvement and satisfaction
with treatment.