Martha Shepherd, Pen-Che Ho, Jon Harris-Shapiro, Hau Liu, Dena Bravata, Christopher Whaley, David Hines
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Abstract
Objective: 60 to 70 million people in the US have chronic gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. Employers bear a significant economic burden for GI conditions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a digital digestive care program on absenteeism.
Methods: Using propensity score matching between participants and nonparticipants, we evaluated sick days of public school system employees who were offered a digital digestive care program as part of their health benefits.
Results: Baseline annual sick days were comparable for the 237 participants and 400 nonparticipants. Among employees aged 50 years and older, during the intervention period, participants had significantly fewer sick days than nonparticipants (1.7 days [SD, 4.2], P = 0.02), an approximate direct salary savings of $672/employee annually.
Conclusions: Digital digestive care is promising for decreasing sick days among older workers.
目的：美国60-70%的人患有慢性胃肠道疾病。雇主要为GI疾病承担很大的经济负担。本研究的目的是评估数字消化保健程序对缺勤的影响。方法：使用参与者和非参与者之间的倾向得分匹配，我们评估了公立学校系统员工的病假，这些员工提供了数字消化保健计划，作为其健康福利的一部分。结果：237名参与者和400名非参与者的基线年病假具有可比性。在50岁及以上的员工中，在干预期间，参与者的病假天数明显少于非参与者（1.7天[SD 4.2], P = 0.02），每位员工每年直接节省的工资约为672美元。结论：数字化消化保健有望减少老年员工的病假。
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