Negative work events reported online precede job loss in multiple sclerosis

Frndak, Seth; Irwin, Lauren N.; Kordovski, Victoria M.; Milleville, Kristen; Fisher, Carrie S.; Drake, Allison; Benedict, Ralph H. B.

doi:10.1016/j.jns.2015.07.032

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“…Previous studies have reported that ambulatory impairment, limb numbness, vision loss, pain and fatigue are the most common symptoms of MS ( 1 , 4 - 6 ). The disabling nature of this disease can limit the daily activities, restrict the society roles, unemployment and finally lead to drop the Quality of Life (QoL) in MS patients ( 5 , 7 , 8 ).…”

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Association Between Disability and Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis Patients in Ahvaz, Iran

2016

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Introduction:Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative and chronic disease of central nervous system which affected the middle aged people. The disabling nature of this disease can limit the daily activities, restrict the society roles, unemployment and finally lead to decline the quality of life (QoL) in MS patients. So, the main purpose of this study was to determine association between disability and quality of life among MS patients in Ahvaz, Iran.Materials and Methods:One hundred and one MS patients who living in Khouzestan participated in the cross-sectional study. Two questionnaires include the MSQoL-54 and World Health Organization disability assessment schedule 2.0 (WHODAS2.0) were used in order to measure the QoL and disability severity. Descriptive statistics as well as Pearson correlation coefficient and simple linear regression were used to analysis the data.Results:The respondent rate was 100 percent. The disability showed a large and negative association with QoL (p<0.001) but QoL was not significantly associated with EDSS score. Social participation and cognition subscales recognized as QoL predictors according to simple regression results.Conclusion:The cognition and participation, disability subscales, were the most important predicators for QoL. Therefore, increasing employment opportunities, changing society’s attitude and using the psychotherapy programs might improve the MS patient’s QoL.

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Association Between Disability and Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis Patients in Ahvaz, Iran

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“…4–9 Recent studies have focused on the process of job loss in MS patients by monitoring the occurrence of negative work events and the use of accommodations. 4,10–12 As may be expected, both negative work events (e.g. formal discipline or verbal criticism for errors) and accommodations (e.g.…”

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“…(2015). 10 However, as the current study did not include a control group of healthy employees, we should be careful in drawing any conclusions.…”

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Coping strategies in relation to negative work events and accommodations in employed multiple sclerosis patients

Hiele

Gorp

Benedict

et al. 2016

Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental, Translational and Cl

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BackgroundJob loss is common in multiple sclerosis (MS) and is known to exert a negative effect on quality of life. The process leading up to job loss typically includes negative work events, productivity losses and a need for accommodations. By using active coping strategies job loss may be prevented or delayed.ObjectiveOur goal was to examine negative work events and accommodations in relation to coping strategies in employed relapsing–remitting MS patients.MethodsNinety-seven MS patients (77% females; 21–59 years old) completed questionnaires concerning the patient’s work situation, coping strategies, demographics, physical, psychological and cognitive functioning. Forward binary logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine coping strategies and other (disease) characteristics predictive of reported negative work events and accommodations.ResultsNineteen per cent of the employed MS patients reported one or more negative work events, associated with a higher use of emotion-oriented coping and more absenteeism. Seventy-three per cent reported using one or more work accommodations, associated with a higher educational level and more presenteeism. MS patients reporting physical changes to the workplace employed more emotion-oriented coping, while flexible scheduling was associated with task-oriented coping.ConclusionEmotion-oriented and task-oriented coping strategies are associated with negative work events and the use of accommodations.

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“…Finally, future studies should be able to overcome these limitations and analyze the interaction between the variables that impact on the work status of subjects with MS. There are also adverse working events such as accidents in the work place that occur in MS (Incerti et al, 2017), these negative work events may precede job loss, so clinical factors related to them, should be studied (Frndak et al, 2015). Clinicians would be able to identify patients whose cognitive profile shows a higher tendency towards work life decline, so that they can receive early treatment and delay that progression.…”

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Work status and cognitive performance in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis

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Silva

Eizaguirre

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Negative work events reported online precede job loss in multiple sclerosis

Cited by 20 publications

References 26 publications

Association Between Disability and Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis Patients in Ahvaz, Iran

Association Between Disability and Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis Patients in Ahvaz, Iran

Coping strategies in relation to negative work events and accommodations in employed multiple sclerosis patients

Work status and cognitive performance in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis

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