Insomnia and absenteeism at work.: Who pays the cost?
Insomnia and absenteeism at work.: Who pays the cost?
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DOI:
10.1093/sleep/29.2.179
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发表时间:
2006-02-01
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影响因子:
5.6
通讯作者:
Leger, Damien
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作者:
Godet-Cayre, Virginie;Pelletier-Fleury, Nathalie;Leger, Damien
Study Objective: To estimate the costs of insomnia-associated work absenteeism and to analyze how these costs are shared between the different payers: the national health insurance system, employers, and employees.Design: Retrospective cohort study over a 2-year period.Setting: The Paris lie de France region.Patients: Two matched groups of employees: 369 insomniacs and 369 good sleepers.Measurements: The costs of absenteeism at work associated with insomnia were estimated by comparing the 2 matched groups in terms of the number and duration of work absences. We considered that work absences incurred costs relating to salary replacement and loss of productivity: these were given a monetary value on the basis of the added value per hour worked.Results: The percentage of employees with at least 1 work absence are 50% and 34% for insomniacs and good sleepers, respectively. The work absenteeism (expressed in days, per employee, per year confidence intervals [Cl]) differed significantly between insomniacs and good sleepers: 5.8 (1.1) and 2.4 (0.5), respectively (p