productivity loss of diabetes in iran (south khorasan province)

Background: this study aims to assess the productivity loss in diabetic patients living in southkhorasan province, iran, in 2017.methods: this cost of illness and analytical study was performed on 1003 patients with diabetesreferred to hospitals and healthcare centers in south khorasan province. after being randomlyselected, the participants filled the short form health and labor questionnaire by the humancapital method to estimate the productivity loss caused by health problems. data were collectedin person or via phone interviews. the collected data were analyzed by data quantile regressionmodel using stata v. 11.results: the mean±sd productivity loss based on actual and labor law income was 19.61±46.24and 16.61±49.39 dollars, respectively. in addition, the results showed that the mean±sd numberof lost working days is 0.81±2.39 days.according to the regression model, gender, educational levels, marital status, and employmentstatus affected the number of working days lost at 0.25 quantile (p≤0.05).conclusion: improving productivity in diabetic patients and consequently reducing the resultingeconomic burden is essential to promoting their physical, mental, and social health.