Exploring the Health and Economic Burden Among Truck Drivers in Australia: A Health Economic Modelling Study.

ABSTRACT: Background The transport and logistics industry contributes to a significant proportion of the Australian economy. However, few studies have explored the economic and clinical burden attributed to poor truck driver health. We therefore estimated the work-related mortality burden among truck drivers over a 10-year period. Methods Dynamic life table modelling was used to simulate the follow-up of the Australian male working-age population (aged 15-65 years) over a 10-year period of follow-up (2021-2030). The model estimated the number of deaths occurring among the Australian working population, as well as deaths occurring for male truck drivers. Data from the Driving Health study and other published sources were used to inform work-related mortality and associated productivity loss, hospital

SUBMITTER: Lee P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9648998 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature