Labor market effects of rehabilitation for patients diagnosed with dizziness – a Danish nationwide register-based cohort study

Purpose Both vestibular neuronitis (VN) and Meniere’s disease (MD) have great impact on quality of life and are associated with a significant number of sick leave days absent from work. The aim was to assess labor market participation rate one year after hospital diagnosis of VN and MD and the use o...

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Published in:European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology 2024-12, Vol.281 (12), p.6353-6358
Main Authors: Tønnesen, Emil Severin, Nielsen, Jesper Bo, Rose, Kim, Wanscher, Jens Højberg, Schmidt, Jesper Hvass, Sorensen, Jesper Roed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Case-Control Studies
Cohort Studies
Denmark
Dizziness - rehabilitation
Employment - statistics & numerical data
Female
Head and Neck Surgery
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Meniere Disease - rehabilitation
Middle Aged
Neurosurgery
Otology
Otorhinolaryngology
Quality of Life
Registries
Sick Leave - economics
Sick Leave - statistics & numerical data
Vestibular Neuronitis - diagnosis
Vestibular Neuronitis - rehabilitation
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Summary:Purpose Both vestibular neuronitis (VN) and Meniere’s disease (MD) have great impact on quality of life and are associated with a significant number of sick leave days absent from work. The aim was to assess labor market participation rate one year after hospital diagnosis of VN and MD and the use of rehabilitation measures. Study design Nationwide register-based cohort study including patients with VN ( n  = 1,341) and MD ( n  = 843) and control persons matched in 1:5 with a VN cohort control ( n  = 6,683) and MD cohort control ( n  = 4,209). Results Compared to control persons, VN patients were more likely to be single, have higher income, and a higher Charlson comorbidity index score. MD patients had a higher level of education and a higher Charlson index compared to control persons. One year after patients were diagnosed with VN, no significant difference in labor market participation was observed ( p  = 0.88). However, MD patients had a 10.4% reduced probability of possessing a full-time job one year after diagnosis compared to matched control persons (58.1 ± 0.5% vs. 68.5 ± 0.5%, p  
ISSN:0937-4477
1434-4726
1434-4726
DOI:10.1007/s00405-024-08871-y