Walter F. Stewart
Lost Productive Time and Cost Due to Common Pain Conditions in the US Workforce
Geisinger Health System|Alexander & Margaret Stewart Trust|Westat (United States)|Albert Einstein College of Medicine
common pain conditions appear adverse effect work comprehensive estimates exist amount productive time lost us workforce due painto measure lost productive time absence reduced performance due common pain conditions 2week periodcrosssectional study using survey data american productivity audit telephone survey uses work health interview working adults august 1 2001 july 30 2002random sample 28 902 working adults united stateslost productive time due common pain conditions arthritis back headache musculoskeletal expressed hours per worker per week calculated us dollarsthirteen percent total workforce experienced loss productive time 2week period due common pain condition headache common 54 pain condition resulting lost productive time followed back pain 32 arthritis pain 20 musculoskeletal pain 20 workers experienced lost productive time pain condition lost mean se 46 009 hwk workers headache mean se loss productive time 35 01 hwk workers reported arthritis back pain mean se lost productive times 52 025 hwk common pain conditions resulted mean se loss productive time 55 022 hwk lost productive time common pain conditions among active workers costs estimated 612 billion dollars per year majority 766 lost productive time explained reduced performance work work absencepain inordinately common disabling condition us workforce painrelated lost productive time occurs employees work form reduced performance