Impact of rheumatoid arthritis on career progression, productivity, and employability: The PRET Study.
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Date publication
juillet 2015
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Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr WORONOFF Anne-Sophie
Tous les auteurs :
Bertin P, Fagnani F, Duburcq A, Woronoff AS, Chauvin P, Cukierman G, Trope-Chirol S, Joubert JM, Kobelt G
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Résumé
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on career, productivity, and employability. METHODS: A retrospective cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2012-2013 in France among patients with RA who were younger than 60 years of age and employed or unemployed. Patients were either recruited during a rheumatologist visit or among members of a nationwide patient-support organization (ANDAR). They completed a questionnaire on the functional impact of RA evaluated by the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and on the impact of their disease on work ability. RESULTS: Of 488 surveyed patients, 364 (74.6%) were actively employed, 31 (6.4%) were job seekers, and 93 (19.1%) had left the workforce. In the employed group, mean age was 48.9 years; 82.1% of patients were women; mean RA duration was 11.6 years; and the HAQ score correlated strongly with various markers for decreased productivity including sick leaves, temporary or permanent work discontinuation, and having unwillingly downgraded from a full-time to a part-time work schedule or changed to a different job. Among job seekers, 54% had lost their previous job because of their RA. CONCLUSION: RA is associated with various forms of work disability, which are directly related to the severity of disease-related functional impairments.
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Joint Bone Spine. 2015 Jul 28. pii: S1297-319X(15)00098-6