Objectives. To understand the impact of the early years of RA on all aspects of work
productivity, and determine how this is related to clinical markers. Previous research on work …

Objective. To explore rates of and reasons for work disability in an early RA cohort with
median 10 years follow-up. Methods. One thousand four hundred and sixty patients with …

Objectives. To explore the impact of at-work productivity loss on the total productivity cost by
different instruments in patients recently diagnosed with RA and controls without RA …

Objective. Several global measures to assess at-work productivity loss or presenteeism in
patients with rheumatic diseases have been proposed, but the comparative validity is …

Abstract Introduction The Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) questionnaire is
a well validated instrument to measure impairments in work and activities. However, its …

Objective. To estimate the development and potential disproportional distribution of longterm
productivity costs (PC) and their determinants leading to work absenteeism and permanent …

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 …

Objective. To identify the factors relevant to work and activity impairment in patients with
rheumatoid arthritis. Methods. In total, 1274 consecutive patients were included. Work and …

Background Impairments in work productivity and daily activities contribute to the burden of
rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is thus essential to use an instrument assessing both work and …

Work disability in Finnish patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a 15-year follow-up Page 1 Clinical
and Experimental Rheumatology 2014; 32: 88-94. Work disability in Finnish patients with …