Improving work participation for individuals with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases
(RMDs), has gained increasing interest over the last 10 years. New approaches are based …

Objectives This study aimed to explore how everyday life is affected by rheumatoid arthritis
(RA), in order to inform patient education and clinical practice and generate further research …

Objectives: Research suggests that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can have a negative
psychosocial impact on partners, as well as patients. However, until now there has been …

Mental health problems (MHPs) such as stress and depression are among the leading
causes of work disability. In this article we explore how women with MHPs experience …

Objective Work disability is a common outcome of inflammatory arthritis (IA), yet few services
address employment. We conducted a proof‐of‐concept study of the “Employment and …

The impact of musculoskeletal disorders on work is demanding more attention from
clinicians. For many rheumatologists, inflammatory arthritis is the most frequently …

Yelin and others have shown social work factors to be more important than disease factors
in predicting work disability among arthritis patients; however, the effects of family factors on …

Rheumatoid arthritis results in progressive destruction of the joints. However, descriptions of
patient's experiences with the disease are limited. This qualitative study aimed to explore …

As occupational therapists increasingly encounter a multicultural clientele, there is growing
interest in the influence of a person's culture on his or her interactions with the environment …