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. 2005 Nov;47(11):1117-24.
doi: 10.1097/01.jom.0000177048.34506.fc.

Lost time, absence costs, and reduced productivity output for employees with bipolar disorder

Nathan L Kleinman  1 , Richard A Brook, Krithika Rajagopalan, Harold H Gardner, Truman J Brizee, James E Smeeding
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Lost time, absence costs, and reduced productivity output for employees with bipolar disorder

Nathan L Kleinman et al. J Occup Environ Med. 2005 Nov.

Abstract

Objective: We sought to evaluate the incremental health-related lost work time and at-work productivity loss for employees with bipolar disorder (BPD).

Methods: Health-related absence and real productivity output of employees with BPD were compared with that of non-BPD and other employee cohorts from a large employer database using multivariate regression to control for cohort differences.

Results: After adjusting for confounding factors, employees with BPD had significantly higher absence costs (1,219 dollars) and 11.5 additional lost days (P<0.05) per year than those without BPD. Adjusted annual productivity output was 20% lower for the BPD group (P<0.05).

Conclusions: Employees with BPD are less likely to be present for work. When present, their productivity level is similar to that of other employees, but over the course of a year, their absence rates result in significant productivity losses.

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