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Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more Study: Osteoarthritis Carries High Costs in Missed Work Days Work absences due to osteoarthritis cost U.S. employers more than $10 billion per year, according a study in the March Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. A large national database was used to determine the impact of osteoarthritis on absenteeism among American workers. It was found that approximately 0.8% of women and 0.3% of men had osteoarthritis. Compared to other conditions like anxiety disorder, asthma, or diabetes more work days were missed due to osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis increased the chances of missing work by 90% in women and 65% in men. Missed work days accounted for average per capita absenteeism costs of $469 for women and $520 for men. This amounts equals about three days’ worth of work for men and women. If the above numbers are considered on a national scale it would cost the United States about $10.3 billion per year worth of absenteeism costs. This amounts to $5.5 billion for women and $4.8 billion for men. Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-04-09 11:03:31 Subscribe to the feed Direct Link to this post Next post: Dopamine impacts your willingness to work 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Other posts tagged absenteeism, osteoarthritis, aging: · [Health Tip: Peripheral Vision] · [Benefits of taking Fido to work may not be far-fetched] · [Stand up: Your life could depend on it] · [In certain jobs supervisor support can reduce absenteeism] · [Offering support is the best medicine for a stressed worker] · [Living with a smoker increases absenteeism in school children] · [Performance management should involve an evaluation of employee engagement] · [Poor work ability may predict faster deterioration of health] · [Workplace noise-related hearing loss affects sleep quality] · [Rationalisation measures are the main cause of poor work environment] · [Exercise unlocks the stem cells in muscles] Don't forget: there is a search box on every page! Recent Posts: Dopamine impacts your willingness to work People who are willing to work hard for rewards had higher release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in areas of the brain known to play an important role in reward and motivation Posted by: danica on 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Co-workers can be as important as supervisors for effective student internships How internships are high-impact educational practices that can lead to higher levels of learning than those practices found in traditional classroom settings Posted by: danica on 2012-05-11 10:59:49 Comparing suffering may stop people seeking help for depression and anxiety People make inaccurate judgements about their depression and anxiety symptoms based on their perception of the suffering of those around them Posted by: danica on 2012-05-09 11:17:17 Long commutes may be hazardous to health Greater commuting distances are associated with decreased cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), increased weight, and other indicators of metabolic risk Posted by: danica on 2012-05-09 09:02:31 National U.K. handwashing campaign improved hygiene and reduced infection The more UK hospitals purchased soap and alcohol handrub, the more levels of MRSA and C. difficile went down Posted by: danica on 2012-05-07 09:05:37 View Your Cart? Call us for more information: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 Toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 3. \| Share: \| more Check out our Amazon Reading List!	New! Wellergize brings the power of Permacharts to your organization. Click here to see our selection. Wellergize Latest Tweet: wellergize: Wellergize #workplacewellness daily is out! http://t.co/i3rnpyRn â–¸ Top stories today via @ncrtopemployers @yourworkplace @health_nexus - about 15 hours ago + More Recent Tweets: Our twitter feed is brand-spanking new! You can follow us or contact us here: @Wellergize. We'll tweet and retweet events, blog post topics, and relevant news. wellergize: RT @TheEditionEA: A Top Employee Quit: 5 Lessons Learned http://t.co/6R0zVBzL #HR #recruitment - about 17 hours ago wellergize: Wellergize #workplacewellness daily is out! http://t.co/i3rnpyRn â–¸ Top stories today via @hn_top_employer @hriq @skilven @sanddunes08 - 1:08pm May 16, 2012 Powered by (a variation of) TwitterZoid Who has used Wellergize Products and Services? Chevron, for one. Ask us how we can help your organization.
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