Assessing the effect of cardiovascular disease on work productivity and financial loss among school teachers in Peninsular Malaysia: a nested case-control study

• Main Authors: Yap, Jun Fai, Moy, Foong Ming, Ahmad, Wan Azman Wan, Lim, Yin Cheng
• Format: Article
• Published: PeerJ 2024
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/45633/; https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16906
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Background. School teachers may have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), potentially affecting their work productivity. However, limited data exists on the impact of CVD on teachers' productivity in Malaysia. Our objectives were to assess work productivity loss (absenteeism and p...