caa a22 4500 606211063 CHVBK 20210128101036.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10926-015-9575-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10926-015-9575-4 Burden of Sickness Absence Due to Chronic Disease in the Dutch Workforce from 2007 to 2011 [Elektronische Daten] [Ernest de Vroome, Kimi Uegaki, Catharina van der Ploeg, Daniela Treutlein, Romy Steenbeek, Marjolein de Weerd, Seth van den Bossche] Introduction Chronic diseases are associated with productivity loss costs due to sickness absence. It is not always clear, however, which chronic diseases in particular are involved with how many sickness days and associated costs. Objective To determine the prevalence, additional days of sickness absence, and associated costs of chronic diseases among the Dutch working population from 2007 to 2011. Methods Prevalence of chronic diseases and additional days of sickness absence were derived from the Netherlands Working Conditions Survey (NWCS) from 2007 to 2011. The cost of each sickness absence day was based on linked personal income data. We used multiple regression analysis to derive the unconfounded additional days of sickness absence due to each chronic disease. Results Annually, approximately 37% of the Dutch working population reported some type of chronic physical or psychological disease. No clinically relevant changes in prevalence of specific chronic diseases were observed in the studied period, nor in the number of additional sickness absence days or associated costs. The national financial burden due to sickness absence associated with chronic musculoskeletal disorders amounted to €1.3 billion annually. Conclusions Chronic diseases result in substantial productivity loss due to sickness absence. Given the ageing population, the proposed increase in the state pension age and an increase in sedentary lifestyle and obesity, the prevalence of chronic diseases may be expected to rise. Coordinated efforts to maintain and improve the health of the working population are necessary to minimize socioeconomic consequences. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2015 Absenteeism nationallicence Chronic disease nationallicence Cost of illness nationallicence Economic burden of disease nationallicence Working population nationallicence de Vroome Ernest TNO - Work, Health and Care, PO Box 3005, 2301 DA, Leiden, The Netherlands aut Uegaki Kimi TNO - Work, Health and Care, PO Box 3005, 2301 DA, Leiden, The Netherlands aut van der Ploeg Catharina TNO - Work, Health and Care, PO Box 3005, 2301 DA, Leiden, The Netherlands aut Treutlein Daniela TNO - Work, Health and Care, PO Box 3005, 2301 DA, Leiden, The Netherlands aut Steenbeek Romy TNO - Work, Health and Care, PO Box 3005, 2301 DA, Leiden, The Netherlands aut de Weerd Marjolein TNO - Work, Health and Care, PO Box 3005, 2301 DA, Leiden, The Netherlands aut van den Bossche Seth TNO - Work, Health and Care, PO Box 3005, 2301 DA, Leiden, The Netherlands aut Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 25/4(2015-12-01), 675-684 1053-0487 25:4<675 2015 25 10926 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-015-9575-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-015-9575-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- de Vroome Ernest TNO - Work, Health and Care, PO Box 3005, 2301 DA, Leiden, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Uegaki Kimi TNO - Work, Health and Care, PO Box 3005, 2301 DA, Leiden, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- van der Ploeg Catharina TNO - Work, Health and Care, PO Box 3005, 2301 DA, Leiden, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Treutlein Daniela TNO - Work, Health and Care, PO Box 3005, 2301 DA, Leiden, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Steenbeek Romy TNO - Work, Health and Care, PO Box 3005, 2301 DA, Leiden, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- de Weerd Marjolein TNO - Work, Health and Care, PO Box 3005, 2301 DA, Leiden, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- van den Bossche Seth TNO - Work, Health and Care, PO Box 3005, 2301 DA, Leiden, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 25/4(2015-12-01), 675-684 1053-0487 25:4<675 2015 25 10926