ArticleBMJ open2022
Occupational outcomes of people with multiple sclerosis: a scoping review.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Work Barriers and Job Adjustments of People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
- Occupational risk factors for multiple sclerosis: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Occupational outcomes of people with multiple sclerosis during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Stigma, Discrimination and Disclosure of the Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis in the Workplace: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Toward the Search for Clinical and Cognitive Variables that Affect Employment in LATAM: a Multicenter Study.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Indirect Costs Related to Productivity Loss, Work-Related Quality of Life, and Resource Utilization in Workers with Multiple Sclerosis.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Employment status and self-rated health in people with multiple sclerosis in Sweden.BMC neurology · 2026Article
- Understanding stigma in multiple sclerosis: workplace discrimination, social challenges and psychological impacts.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2026Article
- Vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis: A systematic scoping review of international evidence.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Work Difficulties in People with Multiple Sclerosis.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Work Difficulties in People with Multiple Sclerosis.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Psychometric evaluation and feasibility of the Persian-Relative Mastery Scale in the caregivers.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2024Article
- Occupational Physicians' Management of Workers With Multiple Sclerosis in Italy: Results From a Survey.La Medicina del lavoro · 2024Article
- Work Adjustments by Types of Occupations Amongst People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Survey Study.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2024Article
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- Changes in employment status over time in multiple sclerosis following a first episode of central nervous system demyelination, a Markov multistate model study.European journal of neurology · 2024Article
- Dual-task difficulties as a risk factor for unemployment in people with multiple sclerosis.Brain and behavior · 2023Article
- The effectiveness of occupational therapy supporting return to work for people who sustain serious injuries or develop long-term (physical or mental) health conditions: A systematic review.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2023Review
- Employment status, productivity loss, and associated factors among people with multiple sclerosis.Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo update the knowledge on the occupational outcomes associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), systematically examine the extent, scope and nature of the pre-existing literature and identify research gaps in the existing literature.
designScoping review. DATA SOURCES: A comprehensive database search of PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, SciVerse ScienceDirect and Web of Science was performed. There were no time limits. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: We included any peer-reviewed original article reporting the occupational outcomes of people with MS between the ages of 18 and 65 years. We excluded those off-topic and with insufficient information.
methodsThis review was conducted following the Joanna Briggs Institute recommendations and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for scoping review checklist. Screening, reading of full-texts and data extraction was performed in a standardised way by expert reviewers from 14 July 2021 to 31 October 2021. We provided a narrative synthesis and an overview of findings.
resultsThe initial systematic search yielded 104 228 results. After removing duplicates and applying the exclusion criteria, 403 articles were included in the review. In total, the studies evaluated 492 062 subjects with MS. One hundred fifty-four (38.2%) articles were published in the last 5 years, mostly from Europe and North America (50.9% and 33.0%, respectively). Concerning the occupational outcomes, studies mostly addressed unemployment (311, 77.2%), early retirement (120, 29.8%), disability pension (117, 29.0%), sick leave (77, 19.1%), the indirect cost of MS (74, 18.4%) and work characteristics (57, 14.1%). The results were categorised into seven subtopics: 'Changes in work and occupational status due to MS', 'work-related socio-economic consequences of MS', 'risk factors for unfavourable occupational outcomes', 'reported barriers to employment', 'reported job accommodations and vocational rehabilitation strategies', 'job satisfaction, stigma, and disclosing the diagnosis in the workplace' and 'rating clinical scales'.
conclusionsThere are several issues that deserve further in-depth study by the scientific community in order to improve the occupational outcomes of people with MS.
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