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Measuring productivity changes in economic evaluation: setting the research agenda
Marc Koopmanschap1, Alex Burdorf, Karin Jacob
1Department of Health Policy and Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. koopmanschap@bmg.eur.nl
Pharmacoeconomics
|February 8, 2005
Summary
Measuring illness-related productivity costs is crucial for healthcare and occupational programs. This review highlights the need for better methods to assess absence, presenteeism, and their impact on quality of life (QOL).
Area of Science:
- Health Economics
- Occupational Health
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Illness-related productivity costs are vital for evaluating healthcare and occupational programs.
- Accurate measurement and valuation of productivity costs are essential for economic evaluations.
- Existing research often overlooks the interplay between productivity, absence, and presenteeism.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review research questions concerning productivity and health.
- To analyze the costs of short-term absence and presenteeism.
- To explore the relationship between productivity and quality of life (QOL).
Main Methods:
- Literature review of research on productivity and health.
- Analysis of productivity costs, including absence and presenteeism.
- Discussion of strategies for improved measurement and valuation.
Main Results:
- Identified key research questions regarding productivity costs.
- Highlighted the importance of considering presenteeism alongside absence.
- Emphasized the under-explored link between productivity and QOL.
- Stressed the need to extend analysis beyond individuals to teams and firms.
Conclusions:
- Developing valid and flexible measurement instruments is crucial for accurate productivity cost assessment.
- Integrative and consistent methods are needed to measure absence, compensation, and efficiency losses.
- Identifying key job and organizational determinants of productivity costs is essential for targeted interventions.