ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2024
Work Difficulties in People with Multiple Sclerosis.
Article in Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06805318 (Development and Assessment of a Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for Job Retention in Workers With Multiple Sclerosis), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Development and Assessment of a Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for Job Retention in Workers With Multiple Sclerosis (RiaLSM Intervention Project)
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Measurement Properties and Applications of WHODAS 2.0 in Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Stability in Cognition and Employment in People with Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Treated with Cladribine Tablets: Two-year Phase IV CLARIFY-MS Study.Neurology and therapy · 2026Article
- Managing Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Across the Lifespan: A Narrative Review with Expert Opinion from Norway.Neurology and therapy · 2026Review
- Workplace difficulties and coping strategies in multiple sclerosis: insights from a Non-Western population.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2026Article
- Employment status and self-rated health in people with multiple sclerosis in Sweden.BMC neurology · 2026Article
- Clinical, Cognitive and Demographic Determinants of Work Participation in Multiple Sclerosis: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis: A systematic scoping review of international evidence.PloS one · 2026Article
- Factors influencing employment and absenteeism in working age people with multiple sclerosis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Identifying key determinants of work-related difficulties in multiple sclerosis: integrating clinical measures and socio-occupational factors.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Article
- Functional Mobility Assessment in People with Multiple Sclerosis.Neurology international · 2025Article
- Acceptability and usability of assistive equipment and technology by individuals with multiple sclerosis: A qualitative study with occupational therapists.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2024Article
- Can International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Be Used for Prediction of Work Capacity and Employment Status in Multiple Sclerosis?Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Occupational Physicians' Management of Workers With Multiple Sclerosis in Italy: Results From a Survey.La Medicina del lavoro · 2024Article
- Job Retention by People With Disabilities: A Qualitative Study of the Perspectives of People With Multiple Sclerosis.La Medicina del lavoro · 2024Article
- Workplace difficulties in early-stage relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis with low physical disability.Multiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinicalArticle
- Status for and associations between disability, employment, barriers for work and health-related quality of life in individuals with multiple sclerosis: A cross-sectional study.Multiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinicalArticle
- Post-Stroke Fatigue in Patients at 3 Months After Ischemic Stroke: Analysis From the FRAILTY Study.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
purposeThis study identifies potential predictors of unemployment and describes specific work difficulties and their determinants in a subgroup of employed people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). The specific work difficulties were evaluated using a validated tool that measures the impact of respondents' symptoms and of workplace features.
methodsA cross-sectional study was carried out in Italy during 2021-2022. The subjects included were adults (18-65 years) with a diagnosis of MS, currently employed or unemployed. Logistic regression models were used to determine the association between each potential determinant and employment status, while linear regression models were used to determine the association between determinants and specific work difficulties.
resultsThe main risk factors associated with a higher risk of being unemployed were being older, living in the South of Italy/islands, and having a higher disability level, while protective factors against unemployment were having a high level of education and 'stable' employment (an open-ended contract). Fatigue was found to be associated with all work difficulties analyzed; mood disorders emerged as the main predictors of mental health-related work difficulties; level of disability and comorbidity significantly impacted physical health-related ones, and a good quality of life was found to improve both workplace-related and mental health-related difficulties at work.
conclusionIdentifying the most significant difficulties is a crucial step in the development of vocational rehabilitation interventions tailored to maximize the ability of PwMS to handle their job-related duties and demands.
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