Assessing the Burden of Disease Among an Employed Population: Implications for Employer-Sponsored Prevention Programs
| Autor: | Thomas W. Schenk, Joel Bender, Catherine M. Michaud, Matthew T. McKenna, Jane G Krebs, Yuliya Popova, Carol Friedman, Faruque Ahmed |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Employment
Burden of disease Gerontology Population Occupational Health Services MEDLINE Disease Sex Factors Cost of Illness Risk Factors Environmental health Health care Humans Medicine Disabled Persons education Stroke Disease burden education.field_of_study business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease United States Quality-adjusted life year Quality-Adjusted Life Years business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 46:3-9 |
| ISSN: | 1076-2752 |
| Popis: | Escalating healthcare costs have led employers to identify ways to assess the actual burden of disease among their employees. One such measure is the use of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs). DALYs were calculated for the General Motors (GM) population for 1994 through 1998 using data from GM's Mortality Registry, published life tables, and age- and sex-specific disease incidence and disability data from the U.S. Burden of Disease Study. Chronic diseases accounted for 45% (245,844 of 540,450) of total DALYs lost. Ischemic heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease led the list for both men and women and accounted for 39% and 31%, respectively, of the top 10 DALYs lost. Disease burden among employees could be reduced through targeted interventions aimed at the risk factors associated with the leading causes of DALYs. |
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