TY - JOUR
T1 - Absenteeism-Related Wage Loss Associated With Multimorbidity Among Employed Adults in the United States
AU - Mohamed, Rowida
AU - Patel, Jayeshkumar
AU - Shaikh, Nazneen Fatima
AU - Sambamoorthi, Usha
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2021 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
PY - 2021/6/1
Y1 - 2021/6/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incremental absenteeism-related wage loss associated with multimorbidity and examine the influence of paid sick leave policy (PSLP) on multimorbidity-associated absenteeism wage loss. METHODS: We used the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2015 data. Two-part generalized linear models (GLM) were employed, using binomial distribution and gamma distribution with a log link. RESULTS: Nationally, multimorbidity was associated with a $9 billion incremental absenteeism-related wage loss annually among working adults. Absenteeism-related wage loss was higher among those with multimorbidity than those without multimorbidity. The incremental annual absenteeism-related wage loss associated with multimorbidity was lower in settings that offered paid sick leave than that did not offer paid sick leaves. CONCLUSION: Multimorbidity is associated with higher absenteeism-related wage loss. Paid sick leave policies can reduce the impact of multimorbidity on absenteeism-related wage loss.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incremental absenteeism-related wage loss associated with multimorbidity and examine the influence of paid sick leave policy (PSLP) on multimorbidity-associated absenteeism wage loss. METHODS: We used the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2015 data. Two-part generalized linear models (GLM) were employed, using binomial distribution and gamma distribution with a log link. RESULTS: Nationally, multimorbidity was associated with a $9 billion incremental absenteeism-related wage loss annually among working adults. Absenteeism-related wage loss was higher among those with multimorbidity than those without multimorbidity. The incremental annual absenteeism-related wage loss associated with multimorbidity was lower in settings that offered paid sick leave than that did not offer paid sick leaves. CONCLUSION: Multimorbidity is associated with higher absenteeism-related wage loss. Paid sick leave policies can reduce the impact of multimorbidity on absenteeism-related wage loss.
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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002180
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002180
M3 - Article
C2 - 34048383
AN - SCOPUS:85107250554
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 63
SP - 508
EP - 513
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
IS - 6
ER -