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Author: Pransky, Glenn
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1. Besen, Elyssa
Pransky, Glenn
Assessing the Relationship between Chronic Health Conditions and Productivity Loss Trajectories
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 56,12 (December 2014): 1249-1257.
Also: http://www.pubfacts.com/detail/25479294
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Keyword(s): Disabled Workers; Health, Chronic Conditions; Labor Productivity

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

Trajectories of productivity loss from the ages of 25 to 44 years, previously identified in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79), were combined with information on health conditions from the age 40 years health module in the NLSY79. Multinomial logistic regression was used to examine the relative risk of being in the low-risk, early-onset increasing risk, late-onset increasing risk, or high-risk trajectories compared with the no-risk trajectory for having various health conditions.
Bibliography Citation
Besen, Elyssa and Glenn Pransky. "Assessing the Relationship between Chronic Health Conditions and Productivity Loss Trajectories." Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 56,12 (December 2014): 1249-1257.
2. Besen, Elyssa
Pransky, Glenn
Trajectories of Productivity Loss over a 20-year Period: An Analysis of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health 40,4 (July 2014): 380-389.
Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/43188032
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH)
Keyword(s): Disability; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Labor Force Participation; Modeling, Latent Class Analysis/Latent Transition Analysis

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

Objectives: We investigated multiple trajectories of the probability of reporting health-related productivity loss over a 20-year period among adults aged 25-44 years and explored differences among the trajectories in demographic and personal characteristics and employment outcomes in midlife.

Methods: A latent class growth analysis of health-related productivity loss was estimated on 12 waves of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79) (N= 5699), an ongoing nationally representative longitudinal survey of Americans. Waves 1-5 were collected annually at ages 25-29 years. Waves 6-12 were collected biennially at ages 30-44 years. Productivity loss was measured as "health fully preventing a person from working" or "health limiting the amount or kind of work a person could do." Differences among trajectories were assessed using analyses of variance (ANOVA) and Chi-square tests.

Results: A five-group trajectory model for productivity loss was identified: (i) no risk, (ii) low risk, (iii) high risk, (iv) increasing risk at early ages, and (v) increasing risk at later ages. At the first wave, after the waves used for the trajectory model in which respondents were approximately age 45 years, the no-and low-risk groups worked the most weeks and hours per week and had the highest percentages of participants employed ≥10 weeks compared to the high-risk and early-/late-onset increasing-risk groups, all of which had the lowest levels of mastery, self-esteem, education, and socioeconomic status.

Conclusions: There are several developmental patterns of productivity loss, with some trajectories being associated with lower work participation in midlife. These high risk patterns may be indicative of individuals needing intervention to prevent premature work withdrawal.

Bibliography Citation
Besen, Elyssa and Glenn Pransky. "Trajectories of Productivity Loss over a 20-year Period: An Analysis of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth." Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health 40,4 (July 2014): 380-389.