The cost of productivity loss of hospital’s healthcare professionals: An economic evaluation applied to a prevention intervention

Journal title MECOSAN
Author/s Caterina Cavicchi, Emidia Vagnoni
Publishing Year 2023 Issue 2022/124
Language Italian Pages 14 P. 65-78 File size 0 KB
DOI 10.3280/mesa2022-124oa16062
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In the paper, the economic evaluation method is applied to a prevention intervention for healthcare workers. The intervention consists in wearing a compression stocking to avoid the risk of chronic venous insufficiency. The economic evaluation estimates the loss of productivity due to inability at work (presenteeism) and the efficacy when prevention is adopted. The results of the randomised controlled trial showed that, in the long-run, intervention group suffer less for inability due to prolonged standing posture. Consequently, the productivity loss due to presenteeism is lower compared to the control group, thanks to the compression stocking. Prevention, in this regard, can reduce the costs for presenteeism considering both the social and the National Healthcare Service perspectives.

Keywords: ; indirect costs; economic evaluation; productivity loss; healthcare professional; prevention; presenteeism

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Caterina Cavicchi, Emidia Vagnoni, Il costo della perdita di produttività del personale ospedaliero: una valutazione economica applicata ad un intervento di prevenzione in "MECOSAN" 124/2022, pp 65-78, DOI: 10.3280/mesa2022-124oa16062