| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
New York, : Springer, c2013
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (519 p.)
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| Disciplina |
658.314
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| Altri autori (Persone) |
LoiselPatrick
AnemaJohannes R
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| Soggetto topico |
Disability evaluation
Absenteeism (Labor) - Prevention
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| ISBN |
1-4614-6214-2
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Foreword; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Part I: The Burden of Work Disability; 1: Sickness Absence and Disability: An International Perspective; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Some Demarcations; 1.3 Sources; 1.3.1 Epidemiology of Disability; 1.3.2 Sickness Absence Levels; 1.3.3 Disability Prevalence; 1.4 Disability: A Global Perspective; 1.5 Sickness Absence; 1.6 Disability Benefit Dependency; 1.7 Challenges; 1.7.1 Disability due to Mental Health Problems; 1.7.2 Young Persons with Disabilities; 1.7.3 Chronic Diseases; 1.8 Conclusions; References; 2: The Work-Disabled Patient
2.1 From an Anthropological andPsychological Perspective2.1.1 What Is the Meaning of Work?; 2.1.2 Socio-Historical Aspects of Work; 2.1.3 Work, Construction of Self- and Social Integration; 2.2 From a Health Perspective, What Is the Value of Work on Health?; 2.2.1 What Are the Consequences of a Sickness Absence due to Work Disability?; 2.3 From a Clinical Perspective; 2.3.1 Workers' Representations of Pain and Disability Embedded in a Social Context; 2.4 Concluding Remarks; References; 3: Work Absenteeism and Productivity Loss at Work; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Some Basic Concepts
3.3 The Relevance of Productivity Losses and Costs3.3.1 Absenteeism; 3.3.2 Reduced Productivity at Work; 3.3.3 Permanent Disability; 3.4 The Price Component of Productivity Costs; 3.4.1 The Human Capital Method; 3.4.2 The Friction Cost Method; 3.4.3 The Debate on the Length of Economic Consequences; 3.4.4 Compensation Mechanisms; 3.4.5 Presenteeism; 3.4.6 Expenditure on Social Security as Proxy for Costs?; 3.5 Productivity Costs, Whose Concern?; 3.6 Discussion and Research Agenda; References; 4: Measuring the Burden of Work Disability: A Review of Methods, Measurement Issues and Evidence
4.1 Introduction4.2 Burden Studies and Their Role; 4.3 Concepts and Measurement of Disability; 4.3.1 Disability-Adjusted Life Years; ; 4.4 Measuring Societal-Level Indirect Costs Associated with Work Disability; 4.5 Measuring Indirect Costs of Adult Onset of Disability; 4.6 Economic Returns of Work Disability Prevention Initiatives; 4.7 Disability Prevalence and Benefits Receipt Across OECD Countries; 4.8 Financial Burden of Work Disability; 4.9 Summary and Suggestions for the Way Forward; References; 5: The Work Disability Paradigm and Its Public Health Implications; 5.1 Introduction
5.2 The Work Disability Paradigm5.3 Work Disability Determinants; 5.3.1 Personal Work Disability Determinants; 5.3.2 Workplace-Related Work Disability Determinants; 5.3.3 Healthcare-Related Work Disability Determinants; 5.3.4 Compensation-Related Work Disability Determinants; 5.3.5 Explanatory Models for Work Disability; 5.4 Preventing and Managing Work Disability; 5.4.1 A Public Health Perspective; 5.5 Conclusion; References; Part II: Unraveling Work Disability Prevention; 6: Work Disability Models: Past and Present; 6.1 Introduction
6.2 Historical Overview of Disability Models: From the Past to the Present
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910438026003321 |
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Attacking absenteeism / / Jan Kemp Nel ; cover design, Nadia du Plesis
