Return to work and productivity loss after surgery: A health economic evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to identify preoperative psychosocial factors associated with return-to-work (RTW) and the associated cost of productivity loss due to work absenteeism following surgery. Research demonstrates a high economic burden from productivity loss after surgery, but the comparative cost of productivity loss relative to income across different operations has not been examined.

Materials and methods

A mixed surgical cohort recruited for a randomized controlled trial were prospectively followed for up to two years following surgery with daily phone assessments to three months, weekly assessments thereafter to six months, then monthly assessments thereafter to determine RTW status, opioid use and pain.

Results

183 of 207 (88.3%) patients in paid employment prio

SUBMITTER: Hah JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8604782 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature