… of this study was to identify inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) … contributors to the indirect
costs of illness in IBD patients [17]. … costs were related to sickness leave and the remaining 53% …

… sick leave days from both paid and unpaid (ie voluntary work) work of patients and the
caregivers taking care of the sick … at maximum of five working days. Patient costs were calculated …

… pertinent in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), because it is a disabling disease ( 35 35. …
Relationship between sick leave, unemployment, disability, and health-related quality of life …

… school because of illness within the past 6 months (mean, 18 days). Younger … sick days; the
mean period absence owing to sickness was 10 days for those >40 years of age and 23 days …

… employments and the first 3 days in private employments, whereas in France, patients
suffering from chronic disorders can be paid during the day of treatment (sick leave). Patients with …

… Approximately half of the participating patients were working part-time, were not working, or
were on sick leave. Whether these employment statuses were due to the symptoms of IBD in …

… 0.6%; age at diagnosis 1.7%; influence of IBD on job description 2.4%; 36-Item Short Form
Survey 2.5%; effect of IBD on productivity at work during the past 6 months 3.4%; sick leave …

… In a recent European study (25), 60% of IBD patients felt stressed about taking sick leave
from work due to IBD, and 24% have experienced unfair comments about their performance at …

… strongly associated factor with HRQOL was IBD-related sick leave and that sick leave most
often occurred in the first 4 weeks of illness.54 We have shown that newly diagnosed IBD …

… Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a collective term used for ulcerative … Employment
issues—regular sick leave, unable to perform tasks at work, inability to work fulltime and bowel …