Work productivity (absenteeism and presenteeism) in persons with common mental disorders: An observational study from South India
Background: The greatest contributor to the economic impact of common mental disorders (CMDs) is said to be the loss of work productivity. There is a paucity of studies from India that looks at the impact of CMDs on the productivity of work, which costs both patient and society significantly. Aim: T...
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| author | Manjunatha B. Kondapura Narayana Manjunatha Anil Kumar M. Nagaraj Samir K. Praharaj Channaveeraachari N. Kumar Suresh B. Math Girish N. Rao |
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| description | Background:
The greatest contributor to the economic impact of common mental disorders (CMDs) is said to be the loss of work productivity. There is a paucity of studies from India that looks at the impact of CMDs on the productivity of work, which costs both patient and society significantly.
Aim:
To assess and compare work productivity by evaluating both absolute and relative presenteeism and absenteeism, in persons with CMDs.
Materials and Methods:
This was a cross-sectional observational study on 220 subjects (110, 58, and 52 patients with depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, and somatoform disorders, respectively), recruited through purposive sampling. We evaluated work productivity using the World Health Organization Health and Work Performance Questionnaire.
Results:
Absolute absenteeism was significantly different before and after treatment for CMDs as a group but not for individual disorders. Relative absenteeism, absolute presenteeism, and relative presenteeism were all significantly different before and after treatment among both CMDs as a group and also among individual disorders. Both presenteeism and absenteeism (absolute as well as relative) did not differ significantly across the diagnostic groups. Work productivity has been linearly associated with illness severity and disability.
Conclusion:
CMDs are associated with a significant loss of work productivity. Presenteeism is costlier than absenteeism in affecting work productivity. Loss of work productivity appears to be transdiagnostic across all CMDs. Also, the severity of loss of work productivity is associated linearly with the severity of illness and disability. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f13c4a71245e4d9aa4f9ba3b52f6e0f82025-01-20T11:14:56ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Psychiatry0019-55451998-37942023-04-0165441241810.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_730_22Work productivity (absenteeism and presenteeism) in persons with common mental disorders: An observational study from South IndiaManjunatha B. KondapuraNarayana ManjunathaAnil Kumar M. NagarajSamir K. PraharajChannaveeraachari N. KumarSuresh B. MathGirish N. RaoBackground: The greatest contributor to the economic impact of common mental disorders (CMDs) is said to be the loss of work productivity. There is a paucity of studies from India that looks at the impact of CMDs on the productivity of work, which costs both patient and society significantly. Aim: To assess and compare work productivity by evaluating both absolute and relative presenteeism and absenteeism, in persons with CMDs. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study on 220 subjects (110, 58, and 52 patients with depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, and somatoform disorders, respectively), recruited through purposive sampling. We evaluated work productivity using the World Health Organization Health and Work Performance Questionnaire. Results: Absolute absenteeism was significantly different before and after treatment for CMDs as a group but not for individual disorders. Relative absenteeism, absolute presenteeism, and relative presenteeism were all significantly different before and after treatment among both CMDs as a group and also among individual disorders. Both presenteeism and absenteeism (absolute as well as relative) did not differ significantly across the diagnostic groups. Work productivity has been linearly associated with illness severity and disability. Conclusion: CMDs are associated with a significant loss of work productivity. Presenteeism is costlier than absenteeism in affecting work productivity. Loss of work productivity appears to be transdiagnostic across all CMDs. Also, the severity of loss of work productivity is associated linearly with the severity of illness and disability.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_730_22absenteeismanxiety disorderscommon mental disordersdepressionpresenteeismsomatoform disorderwork productivity |
| spellingShingle | Manjunatha B. Kondapura Narayana Manjunatha Anil Kumar M. Nagaraj Samir K. Praharaj Channaveeraachari N. Kumar Suresh B. Math Girish N. Rao Work productivity (absenteeism and presenteeism) in persons with common mental disorders: An observational study from South India Indian Journal of Psychiatry absenteeism anxiety disorders common mental disorders depression presenteeism somatoform disorder work productivity |
| title | Work productivity (absenteeism and presenteeism) in persons with common mental disorders: An observational study from South India |
| title_full | Work productivity (absenteeism and presenteeism) in persons with common mental disorders: An observational study from South India |
| title_fullStr | Work productivity (absenteeism and presenteeism) in persons with common mental disorders: An observational study from South India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Work productivity (absenteeism and presenteeism) in persons with common mental disorders: An observational study from South India |
| title_short | Work productivity (absenteeism and presenteeism) in persons with common mental disorders: An observational study from South India |
| title_sort | work productivity absenteeism and presenteeism in persons with common mental disorders an observational study from south india |
| topic | absenteeism anxiety disorders common mental disorders depression presenteeism somatoform disorder work productivity |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_730_22 |
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