Purpose: The Workplace Activity Limitations Scale (WALS) is a patient reported outcome
measure of work ability developed in Canada for use in arthritis. The aims of this study were …

Aim We aimed to characterize work disability in patients with newly diagnosed rheumatic
diseases and compare work characteristics between patients with rheumatic diseases and …

Purpose: Arthritis is not only a significant contributor to absenteeism, but also presenteeism.
Improved measurement of productivity losses experienced by workers is needed to better …

Objective Based on prospective and retrospective disease cohort studies, the aim of this
review was to determine common prognostic factors for work disability among employees …

Objective Most studies of employment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have
focused on job loss. Less is known about workplace events in patients who continued to …

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 …

Aim: Work disability is a frequent and serious outcome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA),
accounting for the greatest indirect costs of this condition. A longitudinal, long-term …

Numerous patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) end their working career due to
consequences of the disease. No publication has reported whether there is an independent …

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 …

Objective To evaluate the development of handicap in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
followed 8 years from onset. Methods The study group consisted of 106 patients …