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Plaveev O, Dimitrova Z, Ovcharova N, et al. Assessment of the decreased productivity of patients with diabetes type 2 in the Clinical Endocrinological Center Sofia, Bulgaria. Pharm Pract (Granada). 2006;4(4):204-7doi: 10.4321/s1885-642x2006000400009.
Plaveev, O., Dimitrova, Z., Ovcharova, N., Petkova, V., Stefanova, M., & Ivanova, S. (2006). Assessment of the decreased productivity of patients with diabetes type 2 in the Clinical Endocrinological Center Sofia, Bulgaria. Pharmacy practice, 4(4), 204-7. https://doi.org/10.4321/s1885-642x2006000400009
Plaveev, Ognian, et al. "Assessment of the decreased productivity of patients with diabetes type 2 in the Clinical Endocrinological Center Sofia, Bulgaria." Pharmacy practice vol. 4,4 (2006): 204-7. doi: https://doi.org/10.4321/s1885-642x2006000400009
Plaveev O, Dimitrova Z, Ovcharova N, Petkova V, Stefanova M, Ivanova S. Assessment of the decreased productivity of patients with diabetes type 2 in the Clinical Endocrinological Center Sofia, Bulgaria. Pharm Pract (Granada). 2006 Oct;4(4):204-7. doi: 10.4321/s1885-642x2006000400009. PMID: 25214910; PMCID: PMC4155623.
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Pharm Pract (Granada). 2006 Oct;4(4):204-7. doi: 10.4321/s1885-642x2006000400009.

Assessment of the decreased productivity of patients with diabetes type 2 in the Clinical Endocrinological Center Sofia, Bulgaria.

Pharmacy practice

Ognian Plaveev, Zlatka Dimitrova, Nedialka Ovcharova, Valentina Petkova, Mona Stefanova, Stela Ivanova

Affiliations

  1. Department of Social Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical faculty, Medical University-Sofia ( Bulgaria ).
  2. Medical University-Sofia ( Bulgaria ).

PMID: 25214910 PMCID: PMC4155623 DOI: 10.4321/s1885-642x2006000400009

Abstract

This study aims to assess the influence of type 2 diabetes on the patients' productivity and quality of life. The WHO's methodology - HLQ (Health and Labor Questionnaire) is applied. Subjects were 38 patients with type 2 diabetes, diagnosed and treated at the Clinical center on endocrinology at the MU- Specialized hospital center for active treatment- Sofia. Control consisted of 100 patients without diabetes. The results from the study proofs the fact that the patients with type 2 diabetes manage with their day- to-day activities like their colleagues and even better, but they absent from work because of: their illness, experiencing fatigue and insomnia, pain in hands, legs, joints and muscles. They receive hospital treatment because of the insufficient control on their treatment and the advanced diabetes complications. The application of the Osterhaus method establishes that type 2 diabetes is connected with the excess illness-related work loss and with more often "medically related absences". These do not lead to significant indirect productivity costs because these patients are with lower income. The cumulative costs from the sporadic work loss during their whole life are even greater, because of the increased spread of the disease, suboptimum treatment, and many complications and prolonged life duration thanks to the contemporary medicine.

Keywords: Bulgaria; Diabetes Mellitus; Efficiency; Quality of Life; Sick Leave; Type 2

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