Exploring occupational disruption among women after onset of rheumatoid arthritis

HN McDonald, T Dietrich, A Townsend… - Arthritis care & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To portray experiences of women engaging in everyday tasks, activities, and
occupations, from symptom onset to 12 months after diagnosis with rheumatoid arthritis …

Striking a balance: work-health-personal life conflict in women and men with arthritis and its association with work outcomes

MAM Gignac, D Lacaille, DE Beaton… - Journal of occupational …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose To examine men and women's perceptions of inter-role balance/imbalance in work,
arthritis, and personal roles and its association with demographic, health and employment …

Adaptations made by rheumatoid arthritis patients to continue working: a pilot study of workplace challenges and successful adaptations

CA Mancuso, SA Paget… - Arthritis care & research, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The goals of this pilot study were to use qualitative research techniques in a
group of currently employed patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to develop categories of …

Choosing where to put your energy: a qualitative analysis of the role of physical activity in the lives of working adults with arthritis

SA Kaptein, CL Backman, EM Badley… - Arthritis care & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Research points to many potential benefits of physical activity (PA) for those with
arthritis. However, PA has not typically been examined within the context of other life roles …

“I Would be More of a Liability than an Asset”: Navigating the Workplace as a Younger Person with Arthritis

D Berkovic, D Ayton, AM Briggs… - Journal of occupational …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Over half the population in Australia with arthritis and other musculoskeletal
conditions is aged 25–64 years. This reflects the peak income-earning years for most, yet …

Enacting occupation-based practice: Exploring the disjuncture between the daily lives of mothers with rheumatoid arthritis and institutional processes

B Prodinger, L Shaw, T Stamm… - British Journal of …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Occupation-based approaches are a hallmark of excellence in occupational
therapy practice. This article focuses on the disjuncture between how women with …

Living well with rheumatoid arthritis

R Squire - Musculoskeletal Care, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The overall aim of this study was to understand the occupational lives of people
with rheumatoid arthritis. Further aims were to identify the creative agency that occurs while …

Life stories of people with rheumatoid arthritis who retired early: how gender and other contextual factors shaped their everyday activities, including paid work

TA Stamm, KP Machold, J Smolen… - Musculoskeletal …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: The aim of the present study was to explore how contextual factors affect the
everyday activities of women and men with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as evident in their life …

Arthritis‐related work transitions: a prospective analysis of reported productivity losses, work changes, and leaving the labor force

MAM Gignac, X Cao, D Lacaille, AH Anis… - Arthritis Care & …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To prospectively examine arthritis‐related productivity losses, work changes, and
leaving employment, the relationships among these work transitions, and the factors …

Problems faced at work due to inflammatory arthritis: new insights gained from understanding patients' perspective

D Lacaille, MA White, CL Backman… - Arthritis Care & …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective A qualitative study was conducted to better understand patients' perspective on
their experience at work in relation to their inflammatory arthritis (IA). Objectives were to …