Effective management of diarrhoea-predominant IBS cuts lost work time

2001 ◽  
Vol 341 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-6
Keyword(s):  
Effective Management ◽  
Work Time ◽  
Lost Work ◽  
Lost Work Time

Quality improvement study into the effectiveness of the semi-custom, prefabricated shoe insert program (Quadrastep System) at reducing complaints of discomfort in an industrial setting.

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 726-731
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Dow ◽  
Pauline Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Common Source ◽  
Work Time ◽  
Musculoskeletal Discomfort ◽  
Full Resolution ◽  
Lost Work ◽  
Industrial Setting ◽  
Foot Biomechanics ◽  
Lost Work Time ◽  
Shoe Insoles

A common source of reduced productivity and lost work time in the industrial setting is musculoskeletal discomfort in the feet, knees, hips, and low back. Even when working identical job posts, these symptoms can vary widely between employees, and could potentially be caused by intrinsic foot biomechanics coupled with long-term standing activities. Therefore, to prevent injury and reduce daily discomfort, onesize-fits-all approaches such as anti-fatigue mats or off-the-shelf shoe insoles may be less effective than treating each employee’s specific biomechanical traits. The Quadrastep System is a prefabricated, semi-custom shoe insert system that bridges the gap between more expensive, fully customized orthotics and off-the-shelf options. We studied the effectiveness of the system in a large manufacturing plant by assessing and providing Quadrastep inserts to 28 volunteers. After 2 months of daily wear, 94% of these volunteers said they received some benefit from the inserts, while 52% reported full resolution of daily symptoms.

The Association of the Use of Opioid and Psychotropic Medications With Workersʼ Compensation Claim Costs and Lost Work Time

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuguang (Grant) Tao ◽  
Robert A. Lavin ◽  
Larry Yuspeh ◽  
Virginia M. Weaver ◽  
Edward J. Bernacki
Keyword(s):  
Psychotropic Medications ◽  
Work Time ◽  
Lost Work ◽  
Compensation Claim ◽  
Lost Work Time

Educational Program “To Practice Safety Is to Value Life”

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Garcez Lopes ◽  
Helena Lucia Sobral Alves da Cunha
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Work Time ◽  
Lost Work ◽  
Real Value ◽  
Education Model ◽  
Lost Work Time ◽  
Day By Day ◽  
Work And Life

Accidents which resulted in lost work time: using a different concept to deal with safety, focusing directly on the behavior of the worker, leading the worker to a sharper perception of the risks and thus enabling a change of behavior towards a safer attitude. “Sounds and Links” Project: the programmatic content was made through musical dynamics because music has the power to evoke feelings, stimulating the participants to live intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships in order to promote safe behaviors. The methodology used was: • “Andragogic (adult education) Model”; • multidiscipline language; • Methodology of “experiencing and living”; and • Focus on the day-by-day situations of work and life. The project was applied to four groups with 60 people, consisting of employees from TRANSPETRO and its contractors, other group with 60 people, composed by leaders, and one group with all participants of the five groups for the general closing session. Expected Results and consequences of the Project: • to turn the concept of safety as a real value to the worker; • to preserve the integrity and to value the life; pursuit a lasting and stable changing of behavior, based on a safety culture; and • to support the management safety system and reduction of the accidents.

scholarly journals Estimating the Burden of Cost in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: A Human Capital Approach

10.36469/9814 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris A. Jones ◽  
Luca P. Fernandez ◽  
Peter Weimersheimer ◽  
Neil A. Zakai ◽  
Michael Sharf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graft Versus Host Disease ◽  
Time Horizon ◽  
The United States ◽  
Work Time ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Host Disease ◽  
Graft Versus Host ◽  
Lost Work ◽  
Lost Productivity ◽  
Lost Work Time

With advances in organ matching and preventing acute graft-versus-host-disease (aGvHD), chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD) following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has become a focus of transplant-related morbidity and mortality. Given that cGvHD often presents years following a transplant, our objective was to estimate its burden of cost resulting from allogeneic HSCT based on published estimates of incidence, morbidity, the value of lost work time and survivorship. Our choice of a ten-year time horizon is novel to the field of rare disease and was determined to be meaningful after consultations with present co-authors, including five physicians, one of whom is a transplant surgeon. A total of 44 450 cGvHD patients in the United States were estimated to require treatment over the next decade (from 2015 to 2025). This estimate is based on the last 5 years of trends reported in the transplant registries. What is not reported in any registry is that these patients will accrue a total of 605 631 years of lost wages, a collective lost productivity that will cost society over $27 Billion in the decade ahead: more than five times ($27B vs. $5.2B) the estimated ten-year cost of treating the condition.

scholarly journals Posthospital Discharge Medical Care Costs and Family Burden Associated with Osteoporotic Fracture Patients in China from 2011 to 2013

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhao Xie ◽  
Russel Burge ◽  
Yicheng Yang ◽  
Fen Du ◽  
Tie Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Care ◽  
Osteoporotic Fracture ◽  
Medical Costs ◽  
Work Time ◽  
Ambulatory Status ◽  
Medical Care Costs ◽  
Lost Work ◽  
Osteoporosis Related Fracture ◽  
Lost Work Time ◽  
Care Costs

Objectives. This study collected and evaluated data on the costs of outpatient medical care and family burden associated with osteoporosis-related fracture rehabilitation following hospital discharge in China.Materials and Methods. Data were collected using a patient questionnaire from osteoporosis-related fracture patients (N= 123) who aged 50 years and older who were discharged between January 2011 and January 2013 from 3 large hospitals in China. The survey captured posthospital discharge direct medical costs, indirect medical costs, lost work time for caregivers, and patient ambulatory status.Results. Hip fracture was the most frequent fracture site (62.6%), followed by vertebral fracture (34.2%). The mean direct medical care costs per patient totaled 3,910¥, while mean indirect medical costs totaled 743¥. Lost work time for unpaid family caregivers was 16.4 days, resulting in an average lost income of 3,233¥. The average posthospital direct medical cost, indirect medical cost, and caregiver lost income associated with a fracture patient totaled 7,886¥. Patients’ ambulatory status was negatively impacted following fracture.Conclusions. Significant time and cost of care are placed on patients and caregivers during rehabilitation after discharge for osteoporotic fracture. It is important to evaluate the role and responsibility for creating the growing and inequitable burden placed on patients and caregivers following osteoporotic fracture.

scholarly journals The Relationships Between Lost Work Time and Duration of Absence Spells: Proposal for a Payroll Driven Measure of Absenteeism

2008 ◽  
Vol 50 (7) ◽  
pp. 840-851 ◽  
Author(s):  
James J. Hill ◽  
Martin D. Slade ◽  
Linda Cantley ◽  
Sally Vegso ◽  
Martha Fiellin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Time ◽  
Lost Work ◽  
Lost Work Time

scholarly journals 302 Predicting Risk of Lost Work-Time Injury in Small Construction Companies

2013 ◽  
Vol 70 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A103.2-A103
Author(s):  
K S Schofield ◽  
Alexander ◽  
Goodwin Gerberich ◽  
Ryan ◽  
MacLehose
Keyword(s):  
Work Time ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Lost Work ◽  
Lost Work Time
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