title: The Economic Impact of Psychological Distress in the Australian Coal Mining Industry.
abstract: The aim of this study was to estimate the economic impact of psychological distress among employees of the Australian Coal Mining Industry.
  
  
  
  Sample data were gathered from 1456 coal mining staff across eight sites in two Australian states. Two measures were taken of work time lost over four weeks due to psychological distress: (1) full-day absences; (2) presenteeism. Lost work time was valued using hourly wages. Sample data was modeled to estimate annual monetary losses for the Australian Coal Mining Industry.
  
  
  
  For the sample, estimated annual value of time lost due to psychological distress was $4.9 million ($AUS2015) ($0.61 million per mine), and for the Australian Coal Mining Industry, $153.8 million ($AUS2015).
  
  
  
  Psychological distress is a significant cost for the Australian Coal Mining Industry. Relevant intervention programs are potentially cost-effective.
authors.affiliation: Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights; University of Newcastle, School of Medicine and Public Health (Drs Ling, Tynan, Searles), University of Newcastle, School of Medicine and Public Health (Prof Kelly); University of Newcastle, School of Medicine and Public Health, University Dr, Callaghan (Ms Considine); Hunter Institute for Mental Health, Newcastle, New South Wales (Dr Tynan); School of Human Health and Social Sciences, Central Queensland University, Brisbane, Queensland; and Edith Cowan University, Exercise Medicine Research Institute, University of Newcastle, School of Medicine and Public Health, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia (Prof Doran).
authors.forename: Rod
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Considine
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tynan
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Searles
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Doran
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D003032:Coal Mining / Q000191:economics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018803:Models, Economic; D000073397:Occupational Stress / Q000191:economics*; D000069597:Presenteeism