Indirect costs and incidence of caregivers' short-term absenteeism in Poland, 2006-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a growing interest in the costs of informal care; however, the results of previous studies mostly rely on self-reported data, which is subject to numerous biases. The aim of this study is to contribute to the topic by estimating the indirect costs of short-term absenteeism associated with informal caregiving in Poland with the use of social insurance data on care absence incidence.

Methods

The human capital method was used to estimate the indirect costs of caregiving from a societal perspective. The incidence of caregiving was identified based on the Social Insurance Institution's data on absence days attributable to care provided to children and other family members. Gross domestic product (GDP) per worker was used as a proxy of labour productivity. Dete

SUBMITTER: Lyszczarz B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6525462 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature