Background Previous studies indicate that psychological, social, and organizational factors
at work contribute to health, motivation, absence from work, and functional ability. The …

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, debilitating disease with a significant
impact on workplace productivity. Aim To perform a systematic review of studies of the …

A self-reported measure of four domains of work impairment based on the Work Limitations
Questionnaire was completed by 16,651 employees of a large financial services …

Objectives: To assess the occurrence and prognostic factors for the ability to maintain paid
work in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Setting: Inception cohort of patients with RA …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disabling condition with, among other things, negative
social and economic consequences for both the individual patient and society. Striking …

Objectives To explore the concept of work instability (WI), a state in which the consequences
of a mismatch between an individual's functional abilities and the demands of his or her job …

Objective. To establish the prevalence of work disability and predictors of change in
employment status in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Setting. The Norfolk …

Background: Work disability—a common outcome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)—is a societal
(for example, financial costs) and individual problem (for example, loss of status, income …

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at risk of work disability from the very start of their
symptoms. Prospect ive cohorts including patients with ea rly RA show that 20-30% become …

OBJECTIVE To evaluate employment status, work disability, and work days lost in patients
with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS A questionnaire was sent to 709 patients with …