Migration in different sorts of work, unemployment and retirement of 81 epileptic patients: three-year follow-up study

This study aims to assess epileptic patients migration in different sorts of paid/non paid and formal/informal work, unemployment and retirement. Eighty one epileptic patients were evolutively analyzed (cohort) at the Epilepsy Department of Hospital de Base, Medical School, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Br...

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Published in:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2000-03, Vol.58 (1), p.107-111
Main Authors: Borges, Moacir Alves, Pissolatti, Amalia Fernanda
Format: Article
Language:eng ; por
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Summary:This study aims to assess epileptic patients migration in different sorts of paid/non paid and formal/informal work, unemployment and retirement. Eighty one epileptic patients were evolutively analyzed (cohort) at the Epilepsy Department of Hospital de Base, Medical School, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil. The epileptic percentages in different sorts of work, in March 1996 was compared with the one after three-year follow-up period in March 1999. There were no statistical significant changes among the same sorts of work in this period. However, there were intense migrations in relation to different sorts of work. Paid work showed migration to unemployment and retirement. This research shows the significant migration of epileptic patient either to some kind of a less qualified work or to some social security dependence as well as to early retirement.
ISSN:0004-282X
DOI:10.1590/S0004-282X2000000100016