ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2015
Productivity at work and quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Article in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06480643 (Effect of Exercise Type on Muscle Quality in Patients With OA, SARC and RA), which is not on this map. Cited by 41 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effect of Exercise Type on Muscle Quality in Patients With OA, SARC and RA: an Explorative Study The Care for Muscle Study
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Associations between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Various Comorbid Conditions in Germany-A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Health-related quality of life improvement by adalimumab therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Taiwan: A nationwide prospective study.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2023Observational
- Projecting direct medical costs and productivity benefits of improving access to advanced therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: a projection modelling study.Journal of market access & health policy · 2023Article
- Association of serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D with gait speed and handgrip strength in patients on hemodialysis.BMC nephrology · 2022Observational
- Work Ability and Quality of Life in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Depression in Patients with Rheumatic Disease in South Korea during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- HADS-depression score is a mediator for illness perception and daily life impairment in Takayasu's arteritis.Clinical rheumatology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to determine which combination of personal, disease-related and environmental factors is best associated with at-work productivity loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and to determine whether at-work productivity loss is associated with the quality of life for these patients.
methodsThis study is based on cross-sectional data. Patients completed a questionnaire with personal, disease-related and environmental factors (related to the work environment), and clinical characteristics were obtained from patient medical records. At-work productivity loss was measured with the Work Limitations Questionnaire, and quality of life with the RAND 36. Using linear regression analyses, a multivariate model was built containing the combination of factors best associated with at-work productivity loss. This model was cross-validated internally. We furthermore determined whether at-work productivity loss was associated with quality of life using linear regression analyses.
resultsWe found that at-work productivity loss was associated with workers who had poorer mental health, more physical role limitations, were ever treated with a biological therapeutic medication, were not satisfied with their work, and had more work instability (R(2) = 0.50 and R(2) following cross-validation was 0.32). We found that at-work productivity loss was negatively associated with health-related quality of life, especially with dimensions of mental health, physical role limitations, and pain.
conclusionsWe found that at-work productivity loss was associated with personal, work-related, and clinical factors. Although our study results should be interpreted with caution, they provide insight into patients with RA who are at risk for at-work productivity loss.
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