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Objective: To evaluate absenteeism, presenteeism, and total lost productive time (LPT) associated with multimorbidity.Methods: Cross-sectional data from 3228 state-government employees from Tasmania were collected in 2013. The validated measures of absenteeism, presenteeism, and LPT were obtained from employees' self-reported data over a 28-day period. Analyses were stratified by sex. Negative binomial models were used to estimate the associations between multimorbidity and LPT.Results: The average health-related total LPT was 1.2 (standard deviation [SD] = 2.4) and 1.7 (SD = 3.5) days for men and women with multimorbidity, respectively. Women (rate ratio [RR] = 2.9, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.8 to 4.9) and men (RR = 4.4, 95%CI 3.0 to 6.2) with 4+ chronic conditions were significantly more likely to report LPT compared with those without any chronic conditions.Conclusion: We found multimorbidity is of concern within the workforce, with a positive association of multimorbidity and LPT observed, and significant differences in LPT between men and women reporting multimorbidity.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Wang, L and Cocker, F and Kilpatrick, M and Otahal, P and Si, L and Palmer, AJ and Sanderson, K
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Publisher:	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISSN:	1076-2752
DOI / ID Number:	10.1097/JOM.0000000000001243
Copyright Information:	Copyright © 2017 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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