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ID (ISN) del documento111012
Número CIS 10-0520
ISSN - Título de la serie 1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Año 2010
Número de serie
Autor(es) Hoffman B., Wingenbach D.D., Kagey A.N., Schaneman J.L., Kasper D.
Título The long-term health plan and disability cost benefit of obstructive sleep apnea treatment in a commercial motor vehicle driver population
Información bibliográfica May 2010, Vol.52, No.5, p.473-477. 20 ref.
Acceso Internet The_long-term_health_and_disability_cost_benefit.pdf [en inglés]
Resumen The objective of this study was to assess the impact of a continuous positive airway pressure treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea on health treatment and disability costs in a commercial motor vehicle driver population. A retrospective, pre/post claims-based comparison analysis was performed. Health and disability costs, in addition to disability claimant rates and missed workdays were compared for the 12 months before treatment to the 24 months after treatment. It was found that health costs were significantly lower in both the first and second years after treatment. Short-term disability metrics also exhibited favourable results with approximately half as many using the benefit, lower costs and fewer missed workdays in the post-treatment period.
Descriptores (primarios) conductores; apnea; perturbaciones del sueno; valoración del programa; tratamiento médico; transporte por carretera; análisis del coste-beneficio
Descriptores (secundarios) absentismo por enfermedad; estudio comparado; reparación de las enfermedades profesionales; aspectos económicos
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Patología profesional
Transportes y comunicaciones
Broad subject area(s) Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
Navegación por categoria(s) Road transportation