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Geoff Waghorn1, David Chant, Annika Jonsdottir
1Policy and Economics Group, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. geoff_waghorn@qcmhr.uq.edu.au
Objective:
Comorbidity among people with psychiatric disorders with respect to other health conditions is extensive yet is rarely explored in-depth in occupational studies. We investigated how other ICD-10 comorbidity impacted on the labor force activity of people with psychiatric disorders.
Methods:
A secondary analysis of data files was conducted provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) from a 2003 population survey (N = 36,088). The reference group was working age community residents without long-term health conditions.
Results:
Comorbidity with a broad range of ICD-10 health conditions can be characterized by both type and extent of comorbidity. Both dimensions are needed to explain impacts on labor force activity.
Conclusions:
Health professionals, policymakers, and administrators can utilize these results to identify people with psychiatric disorders and comorbidity profiles most likely to need more intensive vocational services.
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