title: Which health conditions impact on productivity in working Australians?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify health conditions associated with productivity loss in working Australians, adjusting for comorbidity, demographics, and work-related characteristics.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Australian Work Outcomes Research Cost-benefit study cross-sectional screening data set was used to identify health-related productivity losses in a sample of approximately 78,000 working Australians. Data collected with the World Health Organisation Health and Productivity Questionnaire were analyzed using negative binomial logistic regression and multinomial logistic regression models for absenteeism and presenteeism, respectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Health conditions impacted on both presenteeism and absenteeism. Drug and alcohol problems and psychological distress had a greater impact on absenteeism and presenteeism than other investigated health conditions. Demographic characteristics, health status (comorbidity), and work-related characteristics all impacted significantly on both absenteeism and presenteeism.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mental health conditions contributed more strongly to productivity loss than other investigated health conditions.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. l.holden@griffith.edu.au
authors.forename: Libby
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Holden
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Scuffham
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Hilton
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Ware
authors.forename: Nerina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vecchio
authors.forename: Harvey A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Whiteford
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004526:Efficiency; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009787:Occupational Medicine; D057566:Self Report; D055815:Young Adult