Work Productivity Loss in Young Workers Is Substantial and Is Associated with Spinal Pain and Mental Ill-health Conditions
Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of spinal pain and mental ill-health conditions on work productivity in 22-year-old workers. Methods: A cross-sectional design using data from the Raine Study cohort (n = 867) including self-reported work productivity and self-report of hea...
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| author | Beales, Darren Kyaw-Myint, S. Smith, Anne O'Sullivan, Peter Pransky, G. Linton, S. Job, J. Straker, Leon |
| author_facet | Beales, Darren Kyaw-Myint, S. Smith, Anne O'Sullivan, Peter Pransky, G. Linton, S. Job, J. Straker, Leon |
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| description | Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of spinal pain and mental ill-health conditions on work productivity in 22-year-old workers. Methods: A cross-sectional design using data from the Raine Study cohort (n = 867) including self-reported work productivity and self-report of health practitioner diagnosed medical conditions. Result: Mean (median, 25th-percentile, 75th-percentile) annualized cost of health-related absenteeism was $AUD1899 ($0, $0, $1738) per worker. Annualized cost of presenteeism was $AUD10,674 ($6573, $4003, $13,087) per worker. Spinal pain and mental ill-health conditions were associated with increased health-related absenteeism, but not presenteeism. Conclusion: Work productivity loss in young workers is a substantial problem needing priority attention. Addressing spinal pain and mental ill-health may improve productivity of this important sector of the workforce. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-535902017-10-24T03:12:10Z Work Productivity Loss in Young Workers Is Substantial and Is Associated with Spinal Pain and Mental Ill-health Conditions Beales, Darren Kyaw-Myint, S. Smith, Anne O'Sullivan, Peter Pransky, G. Linton, S. Job, J. Straker, Leon Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of spinal pain and mental ill-health conditions on work productivity in 22-year-old workers. Methods: A cross-sectional design using data from the Raine Study cohort (n = 867) including self-reported work productivity and self-report of health practitioner diagnosed medical conditions. Result: Mean (median, 25th-percentile, 75th-percentile) annualized cost of health-related absenteeism was $AUD1899 ($0, $0, $1738) per worker. Annualized cost of presenteeism was $AUD10,674 ($6573, $4003, $13,087) per worker. Spinal pain and mental ill-health conditions were associated with increased health-related absenteeism, but not presenteeism. Conclusion: Work productivity loss in young workers is a substantial problem needing priority attention. Addressing spinal pain and mental ill-health may improve productivity of this important sector of the workforce. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53590 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000990 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins restricted |
| spellingShingle | Beales, Darren Kyaw-Myint, S. Smith, Anne O'Sullivan, Peter Pransky, G. Linton, S. Job, J. Straker, Leon Work Productivity Loss in Young Workers Is Substantial and Is Associated with Spinal Pain and Mental Ill-health Conditions |
| title | Work Productivity Loss in Young Workers Is Substantial and Is Associated with Spinal Pain and Mental Ill-health Conditions |
| title_full | Work Productivity Loss in Young Workers Is Substantial and Is Associated with Spinal Pain and Mental Ill-health Conditions |
| title_fullStr | Work Productivity Loss in Young Workers Is Substantial and Is Associated with Spinal Pain and Mental Ill-health Conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Work Productivity Loss in Young Workers Is Substantial and Is Associated with Spinal Pain and Mental Ill-health Conditions |
| title_short | Work Productivity Loss in Young Workers Is Substantial and Is Associated with Spinal Pain and Mental Ill-health Conditions |
| title_sort | work productivity loss in young workers is substantial and is associated with spinal pain and mental ill-health conditions |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53590 |