Multimorbidity and the indirect cost of productivity loss from health-related work absenteeism in Belgium.

ABSTRACT: This cross-sectional observational study aims to estimate the number of days absent from work due to health-related problems among employed individuals with multimorbidity and to quantify the lost productivity value from these absences. Data were obtained from the Belgian Health Interview Survey 2018, comprising employed individuals aged 15-64 (N = 4096). We examined 12 chronic conditions and 57 dyads. The Human Capital Approach was used by multiplying the reported number of days absent by the average wage per person per day, utilizing stratified gross wages from the Belgian Statistical Office. Approximately one-third of the study population reported multimorbidity. For individuals with zero to four+ chronic conditions, mean days of absence were 5.5 (95% CI: 2.3-8.8), 6.8 (95% CI: 2.9-10.7

SUBMITTER: Tran PB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12707494 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature