Work disability remains a major problem in rheumatoid arthritis in the 2000s: data from 32 countries in the QUEST-RA study

T Sokka, H Kautiainen, T Pincus… - Arthritis research & …, 2010 - Springer
Introduction Work disability is a major consequence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), associated
not only with traditional disease activity variables, but also more significantly with …

[PDF][PDF] Overview of work disability in rheumatoid arthritis patients as observed in cross‐sectional and longitudinal surveys

SMM Verstappen, JWJ Bijlsma, H Verkleij… - Arthritis Care & …, 2004 - researchgate.net
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disabling condition with, among other things, negative
social and economic consequences for both the individual patient and society. Striking …

Contemporary prevalence and incidence of work disability associated with rheumatoid arthritis in the US

S Allaire, F Wolfe, J Niu… - Arthritis Care & Research, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To provide a contemporary estimate of the prevalence and incidence of
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) work disability and examine its permanence over time. Methods …

Current risk factors for work disability associated with rheumatoid arthritis: recent data from a US national cohort

S Allaire, F Wolfe, J Niu, MP LaValley… - Arthritis Care & …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To explore, using recent data, whether and how risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis
(RA) work disability may differ from previous studies. Methods Subjects were 953 individuals …

Identification of modifiable work‐related factors that influence the risk of work disability in rheumatoid arthritis

D Lacaille, S Sheps, JJ Spinelli… - Arthritis Care & …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To define work‐related factors associated with increased risk of work disability
(WD) in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Questionnaires were mailed to all …

Predictive factors of work disability in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic literature review

EM De Croon, JK Sluiter, TF Nijssen… - Annals of the …, 2004 - ard.bmj.com
Background: Work disability—a common outcome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)—is a societal
(for example, financial costs) and individual problem (for example, loss of status, income …

Predictors of work disability in rheumatoid arthritis patients

S Reisine, J Mcquillan, J Fifield - Arthritis & Rheumatism …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To evaluate regression models that include social, attitudinal, work structure,
health status, and family characteristics, with regard to their prediction of work disability in a …

Work disability in rheumatoid arthritis--development over 15 years and evaluation of predictive factors over time.

K Eberhardt, BM Larsson, K Nived… - The Journal of …, 2007 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: To investigate work disability rates over 15 years in an early rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) cohort and to evaluate predictive factors during the course of the study …

Work disability in rheumatoid arthritis is predicted by physical and psychological health status: a 7‐year study from the Oslo RA register

S Ødegård, A Finset, TK Kvien… - Scandinavian journal …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To explore the prevalence of work disability (WD) and to identify bio‐
psychological factors that predicts future WD in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) over a 7‐year …

Reducing work disability associated with rheumatoid arthritis: identification of additional risk factors and persons likely to benefit from intervention

SH Allaire, JJ Anderson… - Arthritis & Rheumatism …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To study additional risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis (RA)‐related work disability
and to identify the groups of individuals at high risk and the potentially modifiable factors …