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Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more Pain hurting economy, workplace productivity: survey A survey reports that chronic pain has a large impact on workplace productivity and health-related quality of life. According to a survey pain, a problem which is misunderstood and under treated, is having a large impact on the economy and decreasing productivity in the Canadian workplace. "Our growing pain crisis will only intensify if we don't provide appropriate treatment to people on a timely basis," said Dr. Roman Jovey, a spokesman for painexplained.ca, an advocacy group committed to raising awareness of under-treated pain in Canada. Nanos Research polled 4,000 adult, employed Canadians over 2007 and 2008. It found more than 18 per cent of adults suffer from chronic pain. The 600 individuals who suffered moderate to severe chronic pain were given a more detailed survey. The survey found that almost 60% had lost their job, suffered a loss of income or had a reduction in responsibilities due to their pain. The survey also found that pain had a significant effect on absenteeism, approximately 28.5 work days per year were lost. The cost for treating chronic pain each year is about $6 billion per year, and by 2025 the costs are expected to be more than $10 billion per year, Jovey said. The survey says 70.5 per cent of people suffering moderate to severe chronic pain sufferers are currently being treated by a physician for their pain. `This number will only increase,` Jovey said. Those who suffer from chronic pain also experience mental health issues, about 30% of individuals who suffer from chronic pain have been also diagnosed with depression. More than 20 per cent were diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, while almost 12 per cent reported being diagnosed with both, the survey found. Individuals with chronic pain reported the lowest health-related quality of life when compared to individuals with depression, emphysema, kidney failure and heart disease. 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