由于美国劳动力中常见的疼痛状况,损失了生产时间和成本
Walter F Stewart1, Judith A Ricci, Elsbeth Chee
1AdvancePCS Center for Work and Health, Hunt Valley, Md, USA. wfstewart@geisinger.edu
JAMA
|November 13, 2003
概括
常见的疼痛状况对美国劳动力产生重大影响,导致大量的生产时间损失,主要是由于工作效率下降,而不是缺席. 这项研究量化了与疼痛相关的工作障碍的经济负担.
科学领域:
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 卫生经济学 卫生经济学
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 常见的疼痛状况会对工作生产力产生负面影响.
- 没有全面的估计量化了美国劳动力中由于疼痛而失去的工作时间.
研究的目的:
- 测量因常见疼痛疾病而失去的生产时间.
- 在2周的时间内量化缺席和减弱的表现.
主要方法:
- 使用美国生产力审计 (2001-2002) 数据进行的横截面研究.
- 对美国28902名工作成年人随机抽样进行调查.
- 分析由于关节炎,背痛,头痛和其他肌肉骨疾病而失去的生产时间 (小时/工人/周和美元).
主要成果:
- 13%的美国劳动力因疼痛而失去生产时间.
- 头痛是最常见的原因 (5.4%),其次是背部疼痛 (3.2%).
- 据估计,与疼痛相关的生产时间损失的年度成本为612亿美元,76.6%归因于工作表现下降.
结论:
- 疼痛是美国劳动力中常见和致残的问题.
- 减少在工作中的表现,而不是缺席,是与疼痛相关的生产时间损失的主要驱动因素.
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