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Among older workers in a 2004 study on work limitations due to illness, arthritis was reported by 28% of workers aged 50-54, 34% of those aged 55-59, and 43% of those aged 60-64. Approximately half of those in each age group reported receiving medical care for arthritis. Those with arthritis but not receiving care or medication had significantly higher odds of reporting a work limitation. (p. 136)
Burton, W. N., Chen, C. Y., Schultz, A. B., Conti, D. J., Pransky, G., & Edington, D. W. (2006). Worker productivity loss associated with arthritis. Disease Management : DM, 9(3), 131-143.
This study at a major financial services corporation sought to investigate the association of arthritis with on-the-job productivity, also termed "presenteeism." Of the 16,651 qualified respondents between the ages of 16-64 (average 38.9) to a modified 2002 Work Limitations Questionnaire, 14.8% reported having arthritis. Within this subgroup, the study analyzed data to determine how arthritis affects productivity across 4 domains: physical, time, mental, & output.
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