Workplace activity limitation and quality of life: A study on rheumatoid arthritis patients

BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) causes disabilities that affect people in working age and can impair their working activity and quality of life (QoL). OBJECTIVES: To assess work activity limitation and QoL among RA patients and to explore the associated risk factors. METHODS: A cross-sectional...

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Published in:Work (Reading, Mass.) Mass.), 2023-01, Vol.74 (3), p.1165-1172
Main Authors: Abdelsalam, Noha M., Ebaid, Amany M., Abdelhady, Enas I., Bolbol, Sarah A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arthritis
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - complications
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disabilities
Disability
Female
Humans
Pain
Quality of Life
Questionnaires
Rheumatoid arthritis
Risk Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Workplace
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Summary:BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) causes disabilities that affect people in working age and can impair their working activity and quality of life (QoL). OBJECTIVES: To assess work activity limitation and QoL among RA patients and to explore the associated risk factors. METHODS: A cross-sectional study on 344 RA patients was conducted at the outpatient clinic using a number of standardized questionnaires including the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index, Workplace Activity Limitation Scale, and RA QoL. Clinical examinations were also performed including the measurement of pain intensity, assessment of disease activity, and the Rheumatoid Arthritis Severity Scale. RESULTS: Most of the employed participants (87%) experienced high work activity limitations. Increasing work limitations were significantly associated with a decrease in QoL domains scores. The most significant risk factors affecting work limitation by logistic regression were high disease activity, the severity of the disease, married females, and a high health assessment disability index among RA patients. CONCLUSIONS: RA patients experience limitations that affect their productivity at work and their QoL. Paying more attention to early management to prevent the upcoming unfavorable health and economic consequences for RA patients is significantly important.
ISSN:1051-9815
1875-9270
DOI:10.3233/WOR-220008