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 …

Background With the aging of populations in many countries, workers are expected to
remain employed longer but may struggle with the onset of common, chronic conditions like …

A large number of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis have been studied in order to better
delineate the sociomedical problems experienced by patients with this chronic disease. Two …

Objectives: To compare health status, demographic variables and work disability (WD)
between males and females with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in the 18–45 age group, and further …

OBJECTIVE: In individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and healthy controls, at enrollment
and one year later, we evaluated relationships between diverse psychosocial characteristics …

To evaluate work disability and associated factors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
who participated in the TOMORROW study, a 10-year cohort study in Japan. Subjects in this …

This study investigated the role of perceived daily stress as a potential moderator in the
relation between a set of predictors (disease activity, education, pain) and psychological …

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 investigate the existence and distribution of 2 typologies (termed “factors”) of
men with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) identified through our previous Q‐methodology study (n …

Objective To examine the extent and financial impact of work disability among older workers
with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Year 2002 data from 5,419 subjects with RA< 65 …