Impact of medication adherence on absenteeism and short-term disability for five chronic diseases.
J Occup Environ Med
; 54(7): 792-805, 2012 Jul.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22796923
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To estimate the impact of medication adherence on absenteeism and short-term disability among employees with chronic disease.METHODS:
Cross-sectional analysis of administrative health care claims, absenteeism, and short-term disability data using multivariate regression and instrumental variable models for five cohorts of employees diabetes, hypertension, congestive heart failure, dyslipidemia, and asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Adherence was defined as possessing medication on at least 80% of days during follow-up.RESULTS:
Adherent employees with diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease realized between 1.7 and 7.1 fewer days absent from work and between 1.1 and 5.0 fewer days on short-term disability. Absenteeism and short-term disability days by adherent employees with congestive heart failure were not significantly different from nonadherent employees with the condition in most specifications.CONCLUSIONS:
Appropriate management of chronic conditions can help employers minimize losses due to missed work.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Chronic Disease
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Sick Leave
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Absenteeism
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Medication Adherence
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
J Occup Environ Med
Journal subject:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
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