ArticleArthritis care & research2010
Work participation and health status in early osteoarthritis of the hip and/or knee: a comparison between the Cohort Hip and Cohort Knee and the Osteoarthritis Initiative.
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- Prognostic Factors and Changes in Pain, Physical Functioning, and Participation in Patients With Hip and/or Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review.Arthritis care & research · 2025Pooled it
- Biopsychosocial, work-related, and environmental factors affecting work participation in people with Osteoarthritis: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Development of Data-Driven Models for Just-in-Time Digital Self-Management Advice to Improve Physical Functioning in Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: Protocol for the e-cOAch Cross-Over Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Characterizing Treatment Credibility, Treatment Expectancy, and Symptom Expectancy in Patients Before Nonoperative Treatment for Degenerative Meniscal Tears.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Early Osteoarthritis Questionnaire (EOAQ): a tool to assess knee osteoarthritis at initial stage.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2023Article
- Preoperative characteristics of working-age patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.PloS one · 2017Article
- Striking a balance: work-health-personal life conflict in women and men with arthritis and its association with work outcomes.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2014Article
- Prognostic factors for sustained work participation in early osteoarthritis: a follow-up study in the Cohort Hip and Cohort Knee (CHECK).Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2013Article
- The older worker with osteoarthritis of the knee.British medical bulletin · 2012Review
- An in vivo investigation of the initiation and progression of subchondral cysts in a rodent model of secondary osteoarthritis.Arthritis research & therapy · 2012Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the work participation of Dutch people with early osteoarthritis (OA) in hips or knees and compare this with data from the American Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) cohort. The influence of health status and personal factors on work participation was analyzed.
methodsIn the Cohort Hip and Cohort Knee (CHECK) study, 1,002 subjects were included. Baseline questionnaire data from 970 subjects were analyzed. Rate ratios were calculated to compare work participation with the general Dutch population, after correcting (by stratifying) for age, sex, and education. Health status was measured using the Short Form 36 health survey and the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index. Groups were compared (CHECK versus OAI, workers versus nonworkers) using t-tests.
resultsThe mean age of the subjects was 56 years and 79% were women. Overall participation was 51%, similar to the general Dutch population and lower than in the OAI (76%). Point prevalence of sick leave because of hip/knee symptoms was 2%, and year prevalence was 12%. Of the subjects, 14% had made work adaptations. Workers reported significantly better health status (corrected for age, sex, and education) than nonworkers.
conclusionWork participation of Dutch people with early OA is similar to the general population and significantly lower than American subjects. Increasing age, female sex, and lower education level were related to lower participation. Societal factors appear to have had more effect on work participation than health status in this stage of OA. The better health status of workers could not be explained solely by selection bias, but may be a result of work.
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