Table 5.
Absenteeism/presenteeism-related cost elements used by disease area
| Absenteeism/presenteeism | Cardiovascular and metabolic (n = 33) | Immunology (n = 55) | Central nervous system/psychiatry (n = 42) | Oncology (n = 25) | Respiratory/infectious (n = 27) | Others (n = 26) | Total (N = 208) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absenteeism (patients) | 21 (64%) | 29 (53%) | 18 (43%) | 7 (28%) | 9 (33%) | 6 (23%) | 90 (43%) |
| Absenteeism (caregivers) | 2 (6%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (15%) | 3 (12%) | 11 (5%) |
| Absenteeism (patients + caregivers) | 3 (9%) | 2 (4%) | 6 (14%) | 5 (20%) | 4 (15%) | 1 (4%) | 21 (10%) |
| Absenteeism + presenteeism (patients) | 0 (0%) | 10 (18%) | 6 (14%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (19%) | 4 (15%) | 25 (12%) |
| Absenteeism + presenteeism (caregivers) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0%) |
| Absenteeism (patients and caregivers) + presenteeism (patients) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4%) | 3 (1%) |
| Not reported | 7 (21%) | 12 (22%) | 10 (24%) | 12 (48%) | 5 (19%) | 11 (42%) | 57 (27%) |