Role overload, pain and physical dysfunction in early rheumatoid or undifferentiated inflammatory arthritis in Canada

Inflammatory arthritis impairs participation in societal roles. Role overload arises when the demands by a given role set exceed the resources; time and energy, to carry out the required tasks. The present study examines the association between role overload and disease outcomes in early inflammator...

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Published in:BioPsychoSocial medicine 2012-05, Vol.6 (1), p.13-13, Article 13
Main Authors: Mustafa, Sally Sabry, Looper, Karl Julian, Zelkowitz, Phyllis, Purden, Margaret, Baron, Murray
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arthritis
Chronic illnesses
Families & family life
Hospitals
Leisure
Pain
Parenting
Patient outcomes
Personal relationships
Physical functioning
Quality of life
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology
Role overload
Society
Studies
Womens health
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Summary:Inflammatory arthritis impairs participation in societal roles. Role overload arises when the demands by a given role set exceed the resources; time and energy, to carry out the required tasks. The present study examines the association between role overload and disease outcomes in early inflammatory arthritis (EIA). Patients (n = 104) of 7.61 months mean duration of inflammatory arthritis completed self-report questionnaires on sociodemographics, disease characteristics and role overload. Pain was assessed using the Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) and physical functioning was measured with the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 (SF-36) physical functioning score. Role overload was measured by the Role Overload Scale. Patients indicated the number of social roles they occupied from a total of the three typical roles; marital, parental and paid work. Participants' mean age was 56 years and 70.2% were female. Role overload was not correlated to the number of social roles, however, it was positively associated with pain (p = 0.004) and negatively associated with physical functioning (p = 0.001). On multivariate analysis, role overload was negatively associated with physical functioning after controlling for the relevant sociodemographic variables. This study identifies a possible reciprocal relationship between role overload and physical functioning in patients with EIA.
ISSN:1751-0759
1751-0759
DOI:10.1186/1751-0759-6-13