Productivity loss among people with early multiple sclerosis: A Canadian study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To analyze work productivity loss and costs, including absenteeism (time missed from work), presenteeism (reduced productivity while working), and unpaid work loss, among a sample of employed people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) in Canada, as well as its association with clinical, sociodemographic, and work-related factors.

Methods

We used cross-sectional data collected as part of the Canadian Prospective Cohort Study to Understand Progression in MS (CanProCo) and information from the Valuation of Lost Productivity questionnaire.

Results

Among 512 pwMS who were employed, 97% showed no or mild disability and 55% experienced productivity loss due to MS in the prior 3 months. Total productivity time loss over a 3-month period averaged 60 hours (SD = 107; 23 f

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez Llorian E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9260491 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature