The Indirect Costs of Arthritis Resulting From Unemployment, Reduced Performance, and Occupational Changes While at Work
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9103231 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xin Li (0000-0002-3425-8566, St. Paul's Hospital, corresponding author), Monique A M Gignac (0000-0003-4445-3274, University of Toronto), Aslam H Anis (0000-0003-0323-8885, St. Paul's Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 304-310 |
| Publication date | 2006-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/01.mlr.0000204257.25875.04 |
| PMID | 16565630 |
| OpenAlex | W2092195959 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 24 |
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess the cost attributable to lost productivity from arthritis and the association between the degree of loss and demographic, disease-related, occupational, and psychosocial variables for people. METHODS: In a prospective study, 383 employed individuals with arthritis were recruited from southwestern Ontario, Canada. Respondents completed structured questionnaires assessing demographic, disease-related, workplace, and psychosocial variables as well as employment-related transitions at 2 time points 18 months apart. Indirect costs resulting from arthritis-related absences, reduced performance, decreased work hours, job change, and work disability were estimated. A proportional odds model was used to assess the impact of the various variables on lost productivity. RESULTS: The average cost attributable to arthritis was CAN Dollars 11,553(Dollars CAN = 0.75 Dollars US) per person per year. The largest component of the loss was the result of reduced performance at work, which accounted for 41% (Dollars 4724) of the total loss. This was followed by wage loss resulting from stopping working or changing jobs, which comprised 37% (Dollars 4309) of the total. Another 12% (Dollars 1398) and 10% (Dollars 1121) of the loss were the result of the decrease in hours of work and absenteeism, respectively. Four variables were associated with the productivity loss: greater symptom severity (odds ratio [OR] = 1.11), low or medium control over the work schedule (OR = 0.55 and 0.60, respectively), greater workspace limitation (OR = 1.10), and higher depression (OR = 1.04). CONCLUSIONS: Indirect arthritis-related costs are substantial. Our results show that not only the disease itself, but also psychosocial and work-related factors affect the magnitude of the costs
Absenteeism · Arthritis · Economics · Indirect costs · Odds ratio · Physical therapy · Productivity · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Unemployment · Demography · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms · Psychology · Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,53 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2023 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |