B-59 * Comprehensive Examination of Factors Contributing to Employment Status in Multiple Sclerosis

The influence of coping styles on long-term employment in multiple sclerosis: A prospective study

“…Fatigue was univariately associated with being unemployed at baseline, but we did not observe independent associations of fatigue (FSS), or disability (EDSS) and cognitive dysfunction (SDMT) on employment status at baseline or at follow-up which have been reported in previous studies. Physical disability, 2,8,32 fatigue, 2,8,32–34 and cognitive dysfunction 8,9,16,31,35 have been reported in numerous studies to be among common reasons to premature unemployment in MS. A recent study revealed that coping styles such as resilience, avoidance, and emotion focus were associated with lower cognitive function and was thus predictive of depression and anxiety in newly diagnosed MS patients. 18…”

Cognitive impairment among patients with multiple sclerosis: associations with employment and quality of life

“…Cognition has been linked to unemployment in many countries 6 7. Cognition has been shown to mediate the effects of disability on employment status 8. Within 10 years of diagnosis, about 50% of people with MS are unemployed 9…”