2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Background: In Australia, 40\% of people diagnosed with cancer will be
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of working age (25-64 years). A cancer diagnosis may lead to temporary
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or permanent changes in a person''s labour force participation, which has
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an economic impact on both the individual and the economy. However,
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little is known about this economic impact of cancer due to lost
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productivity in Australia. This paper aims to determine the labour force
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participation characteristics of people with cancer, to estimate the
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indirect cost due to lost productivity, and to identify any inequality
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in the distribution of labour force absence in Australia.
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Methods: This study used national cross-sectional data from the 2015
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Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, conducted by the Australian
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Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS weighted each component of the
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survey to ensure the sample represented the population distribution of
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Australia. The analysis was limited to people aged 25-64 years.
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Participants were assigned to one of three health condition groups: `no
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health condition'', `cancer'', and `any other long-term health condition''.
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A series of logistic regression models were constructed to determine the
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association between health condition and labour force participation.
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Results: A total of 34,393 participants surveyed were aged 25-64 years,
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representing approximately 12,387,800 Australians. Almost half (46\%) of
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people with cancer were not in the labour force, resulting in a
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reduction of \$1.7 billion to the Australian gross domestic product
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(GDP). Amongst those in the labour force, people with no health
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condition were 3.00 times more likely to be employed full-time compared
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to people with cancer (95\% CI 1.96-4.57), after adjusting for age, sex,
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educational attainment and rurality. Amongst those with cancer, people
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without a tertiary qualification were 3.73 times more likely to be out
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of the labour force (95\% CI 1.97-7.07).
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Conclusions: This paper is the first in Australia to estimate the
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national labour force participation rates of people with cancer. People
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with cancer were less likely to be in the labour force, resulting in a
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reduction in Australia''s GDP. Cancer survivors, especially those without
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a tertiary qualification may benefit from support to return to work
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after a diagnosis.'
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affiliation: 'Bates, N (Corresponding Author), James Cook Univ, Coll Publ Hlth Med
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\& Vet Sci, Bldg 48,Douglas Campus, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia.
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Bates, Nicole; Lindsay, Daniel; Watt, Kerrianne, James Cook Univ, Coll Publ Hlth
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Med \& Vet Sci, Bldg 48,Douglas Campus, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia.
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Callander, Emily; Lindsay, Daniel, James Cook Univ, Australian Inst Trop Hlth \&
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Med, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia.'
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article-number: '375'
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author: Bates, Nicole and Callander, Emily and Lindsay, Daniel and Watt, Kerrianne
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author-email: Nicole.bates@my.jcu.edu.au
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author_list:
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- family: Bates
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given: Nicole
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- family: Callander
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given: Emily
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- family: Lindsay
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given: Daniel
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- family: Watt
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given: Kerrianne
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5297-9
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files: []
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issn: 1471-2458
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journal: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
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keywords: Cancer; Oncology; Costs; Health economics; Productivity
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keywords-plus: 'COLORECTAL-CANCER; WORK; SURVIVORS; EMPLOYMENT; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE;
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IMPACT; RETURN; INCOME; BURDEN'
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language: English
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month: APR 6
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number-of-cited-references: '43'
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orcid-numbers: 'Lindsay, Daniel/0000-0002-7471-3041
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Callander, Emily J/0000-0001-7233-6804
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Watt, Kerrianne/0000-0002-2275-081X'
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papis_id: 9520e940131a8da70946ac312e1b459e
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ref: Bates2018labourforce
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researcherid-numbers: 'Lindsay, Daniel/GPS-6965-2022
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Callander, Emily J/M-5679-2017
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Watt, Kerrianne/G-2520-2010'
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times-cited: '20'
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title: Labour force participation and the cost of lost productivity due to cancer
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in Australia
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000429849900001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '9'
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volume: '18'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
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year: '2018'
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