The impact of adjusted work conditions and disease-modifying drugs on work ability in multiple sclerosis

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disorder that causes significantly reduced ability to work, and the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) is one of the main predictors for reduced work ability. Objectives: To investigate how work requirements, flexible work conditions and dis...

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Published in:Multiple sclerosis 2017-07, Vol.23 (8), p.1137-1147
Main Authors: Wickström, Anne, Fagerström, Maria, Wickström, Lucas, Granåsen, Gabriel, Dahle, Charlotte, Vrethem, Magnus, Sundström, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adjusted work conditions
Adolescent
Adult
disease-modifying drugs
Female
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use
Job satisfaction
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis - drug therapy
Population
Sweden
Treatment Outcome
Work
Work Ability Questionnaire – Multiple Sclerosis
Work environment
work requirements
working ability
Working conditions
Young Adult
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Summary:Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disorder that causes significantly reduced ability to work, and the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) is one of the main predictors for reduced work ability. Objectives: To investigate how work requirements, flexible work conditions and disease-modifying drugs (DMDs) influence the work ability in relation to different EDSS grades in two MS populations. Methods: Work ability was studied in two MS populations: one in the southern and one in the northern part of Sweden, both demographically similar. In the latter population, more active work-promoting interventions have been practised and second-generation DMDs have been widely used from the onset of disease for several years. Results: The proportion of MS patients who participated in the workforce or studied was significantly higher in the northern compared with the southern population (p 
ISSN:1352-4585
1477-0970
1477-0970
DOI:10.1177/1352458516671818