Abstracts tagged "absenteeism"

Abstract Number: 1926 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effectiveness of the Making It Work™ Program at Improving Absenteeism in Workers with Inflammatory Arthritis – Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Andre Luquini¹, Yufei Zheng², Hui Xie², Catherine L. Backman³, Pamela Rogers⁴, Alex Kwok⁴, Astrid Knight⁴, Monique Gignac⁵, Dianne Mosher⁶, Linda Li³, John Esdaile⁷, Carter Thorne⁸ and Diane Lacaille², ¹University of British Columbia / Arthritis Research Canada, Fort Saint John, BC, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ³University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Arthritis Research Canada / UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁷Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁸Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Despite advances in treatment, absenteeism remains a major problem for workers living with inflammatory arthritis (IA), leading to reduced income and quality of life.…
Abstract Number: 1477 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Golimumab Improves Direct Costs of Healthcare Utilization and Indirect Costs Within Patients with RA, PsA, and as – Analysis of a Non-Interventional Study in Germany
Klaus Krüger ¹, Gerd Burmester ², Siegfried Wassenberg ³, Astrid Thiele ⁴ and Matthias Thomas⁵, ¹Medical Centre of Rheumatology, Munich, Germany, ²Charité—University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Centre of Rheumatology, Ratingen, Germany, ⁴Krankenhaus St. Josef Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany, ⁵MSD Sharp & Dohme GmbH, Haar, Germany
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic diseases are associated with pain, loss of functionality, fatigue, hospitalization, sick leave, and work disability. This results in high economic burden for patients…

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