Table 5

Societal costs of paid and unpaid work due to hand OA (€)

Cause of costsAll patients (N=381)Patients with paid work (n=181)Patients under 65 years of age (n=263)
Absenteeism
 Mean costs per 2 weeks45 (13 to 78)96 (28 to 163)72 (24 to 120)
 Mean costs per year1186 (348 to 2024)2496 (738 to 4253)1865 (622 to 3108)
 Median costs per 2 weeks only for patients generating any costs* (amount of patients)1229 (623 to 2567)* (n=11)1229 (623 to 2567)* (n=11)1229 (623 to 2567)* (n=11)
Unproductive hours at paid work
 Mean costs per 2 weeks11 (6 to 16)23 (12 to 33)16 (8 to 23)
 Mean costs per year282 (150 to 415)594 (320 to 868)409 (219 to 600)
 Median costs per 2 weeks only for patients generating any costs* (€) (amount of patients)126 (61 to 186)* (n=28)126 (61 to 186)* (n=28)126 (61 to 186)* (n=28)
Paid work productivity loss (=absenteeism+unproductive hours at work)
 Mean costs per 2 weeks56 (23 to 90)119 (49 to 188)87 (38 to 136)
 Mean costs per year1470 (600 to 2342)3096 (1278 to 914)2279 (991 to 3566)
 Median costs per 2 weeks only for patients generating any costs* (€) (amount of patients)186 (66 to 619)* (n=36)186 (66 to 619)* (n=36)186 (70 to 742)* (n=36)
Total unpaid work replacement by others
 Mean costs per 2 weeks33 (27 to 40)30 (17 to 41)33 (24 to 43)
 Mean costs per year853 (669 to 1038)754 (443 to 1064)868 (626 to 1109)
 Median costs per 2 weeks only for patients generating any costs* (€) (amount of patients)50 (25 to 88)* (n=170)38 (25 to 88)* (n=75)38 (28 to 50)* (n=116)
Total paid and unpaid work productivity loss
 Mean costs per 2 weeks90 (56 to 125)148 (75 to 220)121 (70 to 172)
 Mean costs per year2452 (1528 to 3377)3844 (1964 to 5724)3142 (1813 to 4471)
 Median costs per 2 weeks only for patients generating any costs* (€) (amount of patients)63 (38 to 125)* (n=186)38 (25 to 50)* (n=91)88 (28 to 187)* (n=130)
  • Numbers represent mean (95% CI).

  • *Median (IQR).