title: Work Productivity Loss in Young Workers Is Substantial and Is Associated With Spinal Pain and Mental Ill-health Conditions.
abstract: The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of spinal pain and mental ill-health conditions on work productivity in 22-year-old workers.
  
  
  
  A cross-sectional design using data from the Raine Study cohort (n = 867) including self-reported work productivity and self-report of health practitioner diagnosed medical conditions.
  
  
  
  Mean (median, 25th-percentile, 75th-percentile) annualized cost of health-related absenteeism was $AUD1899 ($0, $0, $1738) per worker. Annualized cost of presenteeism was $AUD10,674 ($6573, $4003, $13,087) per worker. Spinal pain and mental ill-health conditions were associated with increased health-related absenteeism, but not presenteeism.
  
  
  
  Work productivity loss in young workers is a substantial problem needing priority attention. Addressing spinal pain and mental ill-health may improve productivity of this important sector of the workforce.
authors.affiliation: School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Drs Beales, Smith, O'Sullivan, Straker); Safe Work Australia, Canberra, Australia (Drs Kyaw-Myint, Job); Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Pransky); and Center for Health and Medical Psychology, School of Law, Psychology and Social Work, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (Dr Linton).
authors.forename: Darren
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Beales
authors.forename: SuMon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kyaw-Myint
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: OʼSullivan
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pransky
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Linton
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Job
authors.forename: Leon
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Straker
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D001007:Anxiety / Q000191:economics*; D001416:Back Pain / Q000191:economics*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000191:economics*; D004526:Efficiency; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000191:economics*; D016272:Occupational Health; D000069597:Presenteeism / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D057566:Self Report; D055815:Young Adult