Working capacity and cervical dystonia

Abstract The objective of this questionnaire study was to assess the effect of cervical dystonia on patients' working capacity. Of the 303 working-aged members of the Finnish Dystonia Association ( N  = 433) who participated in the study 247 (82%) had cervical dystonia. Their median age was 50...

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Published in:Parkinsonism & related disorders 2010-03, Vol.16 (3), p.215-217
Main Authors: Martikainen, Kirsti K, Luukkaala, Tiina H, Marttila, Reijo J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Anti-Dyskinesia Agents - therapeutic use
Botulinum Toxins - therapeutic use
Cervical dystonia
Employment
Employment - statistics & numerical data
Female
Finland - epidemiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neurology
Probability
Rehabilitation
Retirement
Retirement - statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
Torticollis - drug therapy
Torticollis - epidemiology
Torticollis - physiopathology
Work - physiology
Work Capacity Evaluation
Working capacity
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Summary:Abstract The objective of this questionnaire study was to assess the effect of cervical dystonia on patients' working capacity. Of the 303 working-aged members of the Finnish Dystonia Association ( N  = 433) who participated in the study 247 (82%) had cervical dystonia. Their median age was 50 years, the median duration of CD symptoms was 12.3 years. Most (78%) subjects were on botulinum toxin treatment. Ninety-seven (39%) had retired because of CD at a median age of 48 years; 96 (39%) of the subjects were working: 87 full-time and 9 part-time. The remaining participants were on sick leave, unemployed, studying or retired of other reasons. Retirement occurred more than ten years earlier compared with the general Finnish population. All possibilities to help CD patients to continue longer in work should be considered early.
ISSN:1353-8020
1873-5126
DOI:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2009.07.006