Abstract Cost-of-illness (COI) studies often include the 'indirect'cost of lost production
resulting from disease, disability, and premature death, which is an important component of …

Productivity costs occur when the productivity of individuals is affected by illness, treatment,
disability or premature death. The objective of this paper was to review past and current …

Background Productivity losses often contribute significantly to the total costs in economic
evaluations adopting a societal perspective. Currently, no consensus exists on the …

Objective Our objective was to examine perspective and costing approaches used in cost-
effectiveness analyses (CEAs) and the distribution of reported incremental cost …

Background Pressure injuries are a leading hospital adverse event, yet they are mostly
preventable. Understanding their financial costs will help to appreciate the burden they …

Background This study aimed to quantify the absenteeism costs of knee and hip
osteoarthritis in the Netherlands for the Dutch workforce and specific groups of workers …

Productivity costs are frequently omitted from economic evaluations, despite their often
strong impact on cost-effectiveness outcomes. This neglect may be partly explained by the …

Economic evaluations of health interventions aim to support decision making in healthcare.
To effectively do so, evaluations need to include all relevant costs and effects of an …

Introduction Productivity loss may contribute to a large proportion of costs of health
conditions in an economic evaluation from a societal perspective, but there is currently a …

Background Productivity costs can form a large and influential component of total costs in an
economic evaluation taking a societal perspective. In calculating productivity costs …