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