Common prognostic factors of work disability among employees with a chronic somatic disease: a systematic review of cohort studies

Detaille, Sarah I.; Heerkens, Yvonne; Engels, Josephine; Gulden, J.W.J. van der; Dijk, F. J. H. van

doi:10.5271/sjweh.1337

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“…This is in contrast to earlier studies, which showed that poor health was associated with early retirement or work disability [42][43][44][45]. One explanation for the contrast between our findings and the literature may be a selection effect of our population of workers aged 55-62 years.…”

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Predictors of Having Paid Work in Older Workers With and Without Chronic Disease: A 3-Year Prospective Cohort Study

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Background As the prevalence of chronic disease amongst older workers is high and increasing, it is important to know if the large subgroup of older workers with chronic disease has specific needs when it comes to prolonging participation in paid work. Objectives To investigate differences and similarities in predictors of having paid work in workers aged 55? with and without chronic disease. Methods Workers aged 55-62 years were selected from the 2002-2003 cohort of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (n = 333). Potential predictors were: health, personality, work characteristics, and demographics. Per potential predictor, a logistic regression coefficient for 'having paid work in 2005-2006' was calculated for workers with and without chronic disease. A pooled estimate was computed and differences between the pooled estimate and the coefficients were tested. Results Follow-up data were available for 95 %, of whom 67 % still had paid work. Predictors of having paid work were similar for workers with and without chronic diseases, except for physical workload (v 2 = 5.37; DF = 1) and psychosocial resources at work (v 2 = 5.94; DF = 1). Having more psychosocial resources (OR = 3.57; 95 %CI 1.33-10.0) was predictive for having paid work in workers with chronic disease and not in workers without chronic disease. Lower age, more weekly working hours, no functional limitations, fewer depressive symptoms, lower neuroticism scores, and more sense of mastery were significantly associated with having paid work in all workers. Conclusions Differences between predictors of having paid work between workers with and without chronic disease should be taken into account when aiming to prevent exit from the workforce. In particular the vulnerable subgroup of older workers with chronic disease and low psychosocial resources at work is more likely to quit working.

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Predictors of Having Paid Work in Older Workers With and Without Chronic Disease: A 3-Year Prospective Cohort Study

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“…Therefore, work limitation becomes an important issue for patients as well as health professionals, policymakers, and insurers (4,10). It is well established that lost productivity can be observed in cases of chronic diseases such as deep vein thrombosis (11), psoriatic arthritis (12), spondylarthropathies (10,13,14), systemic lupus erythematosus (15), autoimmune bullous dermatoses (16), cardiovascular events (17), psoriasis (18), diabetes mellitus (19), respiratory disorders and cardiovascular diseases (6), rheumatoid arthritis (6)(7)(8)(9)20), and Behçet's disease (BD) (21).…”

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“…Symptom burden, sex, working hours, and age could be considered as predictive factors for long-term limitations (4,(6)(7)(8)(9). Therefore, work limitation becomes an important issue for patients as well as health professionals, policymakers, and insurers (4,10).…”

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The assessment of work productivity and activity impairment in Behçet’s disease

Mumcu¹,

Lehimci²,

Fidan³

et al. 2017

Turk J Med Sci

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Background/aim: The aim of this study was to assess the relationships between the course of Behçet's disease (BD), disease-specific fears, and work productivity and activity impairment. Materials and methods:In this cross-sectional study, 110 consecutive BD patients were included. The Work Productivity and Activity Impairment questionnaire was used.Results: In the group of employed patients, 30.41% had missed work during the previous week. The mean percentages of daily activity impairment were higher in patients with musculoskeletal involvement (39.81 ± 33.61%) compared to those without (23.48 ± 32.45%) (P = 0.008). A greater decrease in working hours was observed in patients with eye involvement (45.52 ± 15.29 h) compared to those without (54.15 ± 15.29 h) (P = 0.007). More of the male patients (67.8%) were afraid of losing their jobs compared to females (30%) (P = 0.000). Conclusion:The highest levels of lost productivity and the most severe effects on daily life are consequences of eye and musculoskeletal involvement in the study population. More effective therapeutic approaches are required to improve the working lives of patients with BD. Moreover, male patients had a higher fear of losing their jobs, suggesting a match between the expected clinical course and the predictions of BD patients.

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“…In view of the diverse physical, psychological and practical consequences that chronic disease may have for functioning at work, it is no surprise that some careers end in work disability. Physical limitations, perceived health complaints, physical work tasks, a higher age and a lower educational level are factors that have been found to be predictive of work disability [19,20], just as high fatigue levels are [21,22].…”

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