Impact of chronic disease on the mid‐age employment in Taiwan

Summary Chronic diseases, also known as non‐communicable diseases (NCDs), have become the leading causes of deaths and disability around the world. Cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes are also listed in the top 10 causes of deaths in Taiwan for decades. This study aims to investigate the re...

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Published in:The International journal of health planning and management 2018-04, Vol.33 (2), p.321-328
Main Authors: Chen, Chun‐Chih, Lin, Ying‐Tzu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Aged
Cancer
Cardiovascular diseases
Chronic Disease
Chronic illnesses
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Disability
Employment
Fatalities
Female
Health administration
Health risks
Health Surveys
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Middle Aged
NCD
Noncommunicable Diseases
Policy making
Preventive medicine
Productivity
Taiwan
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Summary:Summary Chronic diseases, also known as non‐communicable diseases (NCDs), have become the leading causes of deaths and disability around the world. Cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes are also listed in the top 10 causes of deaths in Taiwan for decades. This study aims to investigate the relationship the chronic diseases and the mid‐age employment in Taiwan. We estimate the impact of the chronic diseases on employment using the 2009 NHIS data of Taiwan using 2 kinds of probit model. In addition, we show that a usual probit model can underestimate the negative effect of NCDs on mid‐age employment. To reduce the productivity loss from the NCDs, policymakers can increase the awareness of risk of these chronic diseases through media and the adult preventive care services, which is free for the people aged 40 and above in Taiwan.
ISSN:0749-6753
1099-1751
DOI:10.1002/hpm.2457