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Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 11/2016

01-11-2016 | Original Paper

Days out of role due to common physical and mental conditions: results from the Northern Ireland study of health and stress

Authors: Edel Ennis, S. O’Neill, S. Murphy, B. Bunting

Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Issue 11/2016

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Abstract

Purpose

Days out of role due to health problems are a major source of lost human capital. We examined the relative importance of common physical and mental disorders in accounting for days out of role in Northern Ireland using the Northern Ireland Study of Health and Stress (NISHS) WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Survey.

Methods

Face-to-face interviews were carried out with 4340 respondents (68.4 % response rate). Multiple regression analysis estimated associations of specific chronic physical disorders and mental disorders conditions and comorbidities with days out of role controlling for basic socio-demographics.

Results

Overall, 16.8 % of respondents had at least one day totally out of role in the previous year. The strongest population-level effect was associated with arthritis, which accounted for 23.5 % of all days out of role. The strongest individual-level effects (days out of role per year) were associated with any anxiety disorder (32.3) arthritis (26.1) and pain (22.0). The 11 conditions accounted for 93 % of all days out of role, as measured by population attributable risk proportions (PARPs).

Conclusions

Common health conditions, including mental disorders, make up a large proportion of the number of days out of role and should be addressed to substantially increase overall productivity.
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Metadata
Title
Days out of role due to common physical and mental conditions: results from the Northern Ireland study of health and stress
Authors
Edel Ennis
S. O’Neill
S. Murphy
B. Bunting
Publication date
01-11-2016
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Issue 11/2016
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Electronic ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-016-1273-9

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