Candace Gunnarsson1, Jie Chen, John A Rizzo, Joseph A Ladapo, Ahmad Naim, Jennifer H Lofland. 1. From the CTI Clinical Trial & Consulting Services Inc (Dr Gunnarsson), Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Political Science, Economics, and Philosophy (Dr Chen), College of Staten Island/CUNY, NY; Department of Health Services Administration School of Public Health University of Maryland at College Park (Dr Chen); Department of Preventive Medicine & Economics (Dr Rizzo), Stony Brook University, NY; Department of Medicine (Dr Ladapo), Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass; Departments of Population Health and Medicine (Dr Ladapo), New York University School of Medicine, New York; Incyte Corporation (Dr Naim), Wilmington, Del; and Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC (Dr Naim and Dr Lofland), Horsham, PA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To estimate indirect costs associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: This was a retrospective study using 1996-2006 US Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data. Employed individuals were aged 18 to 65 years. A two-part model estimated the probability of time lost from work and annual number of workdays missed due to illness. RESULTS: Sixty-seven percent (209/312) of RA individuals missed work versus 58% (52,046/89,734) of those without RA (P = 0.0007). Among individuals who missed work, those with RA missed more workdays annually than those without RA ((Equation is included in full-text article.)= 13.659, 9.879, respectively; P = 0.008). Incremental per capita costs in annual lost workdays between those with and without RA were $596. Estimated national indirect costs of RA-related absenteeism were $252 million annually. CONCLUSIONS: Individuals with RA have higher probabilities of missing work and missing workdays than those without RA.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate indirect costs associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: This was a retrospective study using 1996-2006 US Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data. Employed individuals were aged 18 to 65 years. A two-part model estimated the probability of time lost from work and annual number of workdays missed due to illness. RESULTS: Sixty-seven percent (209/312) of RA individuals missed work versus 58% (52,046/89,734) of those without RA (P = 0.0007). Among individuals who missed work, those with RA missed more workdays annually than those without RA ((Equation is included in full-text article.)= 13.659, 9.879, respectively; P = 0.008). Incremental per capita costs in annual lost workdays between those with and without RA were $596. Estimated national indirect costs of RA-related absenteeism were $252 million annually. CONCLUSIONS: Individuals with RA have higher probabilities of missing work and missing workdays than those without RA.
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Authors: Matthias Englbrecht; Rieke Alten; Martin Aringer; Christoph G Baerwald; Harald Burkhardt; Nancy Eby; Jan-Paul Flacke; Gerhard Fliedner; Ulf Henkemeier; Michael W Hofmann; Stefan Kleinert; Christian Kneitz; Klaus Krüger; Christoph Pohl; Georg Schett; Marc Schmalzing; Anne-Kathrin Tausche; Hans-Peter Tony; Jörg Wendler Journal: PLoS One Date: 2019-05-28 Impact factor: 3.240