Association Between Breast Cancer Disease Progression and Workplace Productivity in the United States

Determine workplace productivity losses attributable to breast cancer progression. Longitudinal analysis linking 2005 to 2012 medical and pharmacy claims and workplace absence data in the US patients were commercially insured women aged 18 to 64 diagnosed with breast cancer. Productivity was measure...

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Published in:Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2017-02, Vol.59 (2), p.198-204
Main Authors: Yin, Wesley, Horblyuk, Ruslan, Perkins, Julia Jane, Sison, Steve, Smith, Greg, Snider, Julia Thornton, Wu, Yanyu, Philipson, Tomas J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrative Claims, Healthcare
Adolescent
Adult
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - economics
Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Correlation analysis
Cost of Illness
Disease Progression
Efficiency
Employment
Employment - statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Metastasis
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Metastasis
Original Article
Productivity
Sick Leave - statistics & numerical data
Time Factors
United States
Working hours
Workplace - economics
Workplace - statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
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Summary:Determine workplace productivity losses attributable to breast cancer progression. Longitudinal analysis linking 2005 to 2012 medical and pharmacy claims and workplace absence data in the US patients were commercially insured women aged 18 to 64 diagnosed with breast cancer. Productivity was measured as employment status and total quarterly workplace hours missed, and valued using average US wages. Six thousand four hundred and nine women were included. Breast cancer progression was associated with a lower probability of employment (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.65, P 
ISSN:1076-2752
1536-5948
DOI:10.1097/JOM.0000000000000936