National Estimates of Incremental Work Absenteeism Costs Associated With Adult Children of Parents With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

More than half of primary caregivers for ADRD patients are adult children, yet there is little empirical evidence on how caring for parents with ADRD affects their employment. Using a nationally representative dataset, this study aimed to estimate incremental work absenteeism costs for adult children of parents with ADRD.

Design, setting, and participants

The study used the data from the 2015-2021 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). Multivariate regressions and two-part models were employed to estimate the incremental work absenteeism costs among adult children aged 40 to 64 who had at least one parent diagnosed with ADRD, compared with those who did not have ADRD parents.

Measurements

The incremental work absenteeism costs due to caregiving for adult c

SUBMITTER: Jang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11227392 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature