Chapter
Measuring the Burden of Work Disability: A Review of Methods, Measurement Issues and Evidence
Abstract
This chapter describes issues and measures related to the burden of work disability. The burden encompasses working age adults whose engagement in the labour force is temporarily or permanently compromised due to a health condition. The burden includes both direct costs (i.e. health care, wage replacement benefits and rehabilitation services from various public and private insurance providers) and indirect costs (i.e. labour productivity and …
Authors
Tompa E
Book title
Handbook of Work Disability
Pagination
pp. 43-58
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2013
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4614-6214-9_4