Employment and Work Disability Archives

Abstract Number: 3056 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Efficacy of a Work Disability Prevention Program for People with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Julie J. Keysor^1,2, Michael P. LaValley³, Carrie Brown⁴, David T. Felson⁵, Rawan AlHeresh⁶, Molly Vaughan⁷, Robert A. Yood⁸, John Reed⁹ and Saralynn Allaire¹⁰, ¹Physical Therapy, Boston University, Boston, MA, ²Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ⁴Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ⁵Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁶Rheumatology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁷635 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 651, Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston, MA, ⁸Fallon Clinic, Worcester, MA, ⁹Rheumatology, Reliant Medical Group, Worcester, MA, ¹⁰Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Clinical Epidemiology, BUSM, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions are leading causes of work disability. A previous trial showed a preventive work disability intervention delivered by vocational rehabilitation counselors…
Abstract Number: 449 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
Work Instability In Early Rheumatoid Arthritis With Elevated Risk Of Employment Loss: Effects Of Adalimumab/Methotrexate Combination Therapy Versus Methotrexate In a Randomized Clinical Trial
Arthur Kavanaugh¹, Josef S. Smolen², Arijit Ganguli³, Hartmut Kupper³, Mary Cifaldi³, Naijun Chen³ and Dennis Revicki⁴, ¹University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁴United BioSource, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Intensive treatment of early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been shown to reduce functional disability over time and to positively impact employment outcomes. Adalimumab (ADA)…

Abstracts tagged "Employment and Work Disability"

Efficacy of a Work Disability Prevention Program for People with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Work Instability In Early Rheumatoid Arthritis With Elevated Risk Of Employment Loss: Effects Of Adalimumab/Methotrexate Combination Therapy Versus Methotrexate In a Randomized Clinical Trial