Evaluation of work disability in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: from the TOMORROW study

To evaluate work disability and associated factors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who participated in the TOMORROW study, a 10-year cohort study in Japan. Subjects in this cross-sectional analysis comprised 191 RA patients and 191 age- and sex-matched non-RA individuals. Work-related out...

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Published in:Clinical rheumatology 2018-07, Vol.37 (7), p.1763-1771
Main Authors: Anno, Shohei, Sugioka, Yuko, Inui, Kentaro, Tada, Masahiro, Okano, Tadashi, Mamoto, Kenji, Koike, Tatsuya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - diagnosis
Case-Control Studies
Clinical trials
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disability Evaluation
Efficiency
Employment
Female
Humans
Japan
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Original Article
Presenteeism
Prospective Studies
Quality of Life
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Workers
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Summary:To evaluate work disability and associated factors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who participated in the TOMORROW study, a 10-year cohort study in Japan. Subjects in this cross-sectional analysis comprised 191 RA patients and 191 age- and sex-matched non-RA individuals. Work-related outcomes were measured using the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment questionnaire by employment status (full-time worker (FTW), employed ≥ 35 h/week; part-time worker (PTW),
ISSN:0770-3198
1434-9949
DOI:10.1007/s10067-018-4060-z