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Research article
Authors

Fahs MC, Markowitz SB, Fischer E, Shapiro J, and Landrigan P

Journal

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Summary
This cost analysis study of occupational illnesses in New York state estimated the partial economic cost of occupational disease to be approximately $600 million per year, and the greatest proportion of costs were associated with occupationally induced cancer. Results suggested that analysis of the true costs of occupational disease can help in planning public and private efforts toward prevention.
Population

Adolescents and adults (≥ 15 years)

Health Outcomes

  • Cancer, Respiratory outcomes, Cardiovascular outcomes, Kidney outcomes, Cerebrovascular disease

Health Outcome List:

  • Cancer outcomes (occupational cancer)
  • respiratory outcomes (chronic respiratory disease, pneumoconiosis (asbestosis, silicosis, coal workers' pneumoconiosis))
  • cardiovascular outcomes (cardiovascular disease)
  • kidney outcomes (end stage renal disease)
  • cerebrovascular disease

Environmental Agents

List of Environmental Agents:

  • Not available

Source of Environmental Agents:

  • Not available

Economic Evaluation / Methods and Source

Type:

  • Cost analysis (CA)

Cost Measures:

  • Healthcare costs (hospitalization, physicians' services, nursing home care)
  • treatment costs
  • future loss earnings (value of the output of workers and retirees suffering premature death or disability)

Potential Cost Measures:

  • Costs/wage losses incurred by retirees who are not currently in labor force
  • economic costs for market imperfections from inequitable distribution of wages and salaries for certain groups (e.g., women and minorities)
  • pain and suffering of all victims and their families

Benefits Measures:

  • Not available

Potential Benefits Measures:

  • Not available

Location:

  • New York state

Models Used:

  • Not available

Models References:

  • Not available

Methods Used:

  • The authors estimated the total costs of occupational disease in New York State. The authors — 1) used incidence and prevalence statistics, mortality records, and a variety of financial data; and 2) employed two methods of cost accounting strategies applicable to the human capital approach, the incidence method, and the prevalence method, to estimate the costs of four categories of occupational illnesses.

Sources Used:

  • Not available

Economic Citation / Fundings

Citation:

  • Fahs MC, Markowitz SB, Fischer E, Shapiro J, and Landrigan P. Health costs of occupational disease in New York State. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 1989. 16; 4.
  • Pubmed
  • DOI

NIEHS Funding:

  • Not available

Other Funding: Not available