DePuy, Inc, Warsaw, Indiana, USA.
J Occup Environ Med. 2010 Mar;52(3):263-8. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181cf00aa.
This study seeks to quantify the effects of osteoarthritis on the cost of absenteeism from work.
This study performs multivariable analyses to examine the relationships between osteoarthritis and annual cost to employers that is associated with absenteeism. The cost is measured as the probability of absenteeism, days missed from work, and their dollar values, all indirect costs.
Osteoarthritis leads to a significantly higher probability of absenteeism and more days missed from work. Osteoarthritis increases annual per capita absenteeism costs by $469 for female workers and by $520 for male workers. This is equivalent to approximately 3 lost workdays. Aggregate annual absenteeism costs are $10.3 billion (women = $5.5 billion; men = $4.8 billion).
Aggregate annual absenteeism costs of osteoarthritis are quite substantial as measured by the probability of absenteeism, days missed from work, and their dollar values, compared with other major chronic diseases.
本研究旨在量化骨关节炎对旷工成本的影响。
本研究采用多变量分析方法，考察骨关节炎与旷工相关的雇主年度成本之间的关系。成本的衡量标准为旷工概率、旷工天数及其美元价值，均为间接成本。
骨关节炎导致旷工概率显著增加，旷工天数增加。骨关节炎使女性工人的人均年度旷工成本增加 469 美元，男性工人增加 520 美元。这相当于大约 3 天的工作损失。旷工的年度总费用为 103 亿美元（女性为 55 亿美元；男性为 48 亿美元）。
与其他主要慢性疾病相比，骨关节炎的旷工总费用相当可观，其衡量标准为旷工概率、旷工天数及其美元价值。
