From: Excess cost of non-remission among outpatients with major depressive disorder
Lost productive time for previous one month | New MDD | Remitted MDD | Non-remitted MDD | p | Statistics | Testa) |
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(N = 128) | (N = 100) | (N = 109) | ||||
Actual work (days) | 24.20 ± 4.73(25) | 23.95 ± 5.41(25) | 24.12 ± 5.97(25) | N.S. | ||
Absent days due to health problems | 3.42 ± 6.74(0) | 2.83 ± 7.19(0) | 4.90 ± 8.69(0) | N.S. | ||
Partial missing days due to health problems | 2.16 ± 4.32(0) | 1.69 ± 4.59(0) | 2.61 ± 5.70(0) | N.S. | ||
Other person rating job performance | 6.73 ± 2.16(7) | 7.28 ± 1.69(7) | 6.49 ± 2.33(7) | N.S. | ||
Self-rated job performance | 5.38 ± 2.37(5) | 6.93 ± 2.11(7) | 5.47 ± 2.49(5) | <0.0001b) | χ2 = 29.80 | |
Self-rated job performance compared other person, n (%) | ||||||
Extremely better | 7(5.5) | 11(11.0) | 8(7.3) | 0.0096c) | χ2 = 26.33 | |
Quite better | 15(11.7) | 15(15.0) | 10(9.2) | |||
Slightly better | 10(7.8) | 13(13.0) | 4(3.7) | |||
Neither | 30(23.4) | 30(30.0) | 25(22.9) | |||
Slightly worse | 23(18.0) | 14(14.0) | 23(21.1) | |||
Quite worse | 25(19.5) | 10(10.0) | 13(11.9) | |||
Extremely worse | 18(14.1) | 7(7.0) | 26(23.9) | |||
LPT due to Absenteeism e) (hour) | 29.59 ± 51.29(2) | 23.15 ± 53.14(0) | 38.93 ± 65.69(0) | 0.0365 b) | χ2 = 6.62 | a = b = c |
LPT due to Presenteeism f) (hour) | 69.76 ± 45.71(66) | 46.19 ± 31.44(45) | 63.27 ± 47.27(64) | 0.0004 b) | χ2 = 15.49 | a = c, a > b, c > b |
Monthly Cost of Absenteeismg) ($) | 262.29 ± 438.70(0) | 220.25 ± 470.86(0) | 449.34 ± 876.63(0) | 0.0445b) | χ2 = 6.22 | a = b = c |
Monthly Cost of Presenteeismh) ($) | 733.43 ± 630.39(559) | 517.74 ± 483.64(401) | 618.09 ± 563.58(528) | 0.0196b) | χ2 = 7.86 | c = b < a |
Difference between New and Remitted MDD for LPT due to Absenteeism (hour) | - | 6.44 ± 52.10 | - | 0.0244d) | Z = −2.25 | - |
Difference between New and Remitted MDD for LPT due to Presenteeism (hour) | - | 23.57 ± 40.13 | - | <0.0001d) | Z = −4.00 | - |
Difference between Non-remitted and Remitted MDD for LPT due to Absenteeism (hour) | - | - | 15.77 ± 60.02 | 0.0205d) | Z = −2.32 | - |
Difference between Non-remitted and Remitted MDD for LPT due to Presenteeism (hour) | - | - | 17.08 ± 40.48 | 0.0140d) | Z = −2.46 | - |
Difference of non-remitted MDD from remitted MDD for Monthly Cost of Absenteeism ($) | - | - | 229.11 ± 712.10 | 0.0205d) | Z = −2.32 | - |
Difference of non-remitted MDD from remitted MDD for Monthly Cost of Presenteeism ($) | - | - | 100.35 ± 526.92 | 0.2347d) | Z = −1.19 | - |
Total cost ($) | 1105.55 ± 678.80(990) | 846.47 ± 698.00(629) | 1202.36 ± 885.49(951) | 0.0005 b) | χ2 = 15.26 | a = c, a > b, c > b |