Abstracts tagged "Employment"

Abstract Number: 0227 • ACR Convergence 2021
Work Participation Is Impaired Months Before Clinical Arthritis Is Apparent
Cleo Rogier¹, Pascal de Jong², Annette H.M van der Helm-van Mil³ and Elise van Mulligen⁴, ¹Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, ²Erasmus MC, Hendrik Ido Ambacht, Netherlands, ³Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Work participation is still a major issue for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) despite improved management and outcomes. Work loss can be divided into…
Abstract Number: 0357 • ACR Convergence 2021
Identifying Predictors of Unemployment in Axial Spondyloarthropathy: Data from the Ankylosing Spondylitis Registry of Ireland
Sinead Maguire¹, Wilson Fiona², Phil Gallagher³ and Finbar (Barry) O'Shea¹, ¹St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Discipline of Physiotherapy, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthropathy (axSpA) is an inflammatory arthritis of the axial skeleton. Persistent disease activity can result in significant disability and affect ability to maintain…
Abstract Number: 0593 • ACR Convergence 2021
Labour Force Participation Among Individuals with Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis/Other Arthritis Types, or with Joint Symptoms but Without a Diagnosis: An Age-Stratified Population-Based Study
Shatabdy Zahid, Elizabeth Badley and Anthony Perruccio, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Having arthritis is known to affect labour force participation. Most research has focused on individuals with doctor-diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and, to a lesser…
Abstract Number: 1077 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Interventions to Promote Work Participation of People with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis
Maarten Butink¹, Casper Webers², Suzanne Verstappen³, Robin Christensen⁴, Louise Falzon⁵, Johannes Bijlsma⁶, Gerd Burmester⁷ and Annelies Boonen², ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+ (MUMC+); Department of Social Medicine, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+ (MUMC+), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands, ³School of Social Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴Section for Biostatistics and Evidence-Based Research, the Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen & Research Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁵Center for Personalized Health, Northwell Health, New York City, NY, ⁶Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁷Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Despite improvements in the treatment of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), reduced work participation persists when compared to the general population. A Task Force…
Abstract Number: 1187 • ACR Convergence 2021
Is Your Program Website Optimized for Recruitment? An Evaluation of Rheumatology Fellowship Program Websites
Temitope Ajayi, Aakanksha Khanna, Brian Quigley and Alysia Kwiatkowski, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Background/Purpose: A program’s website is a helpful source of information for a prospective applicant whose decision on where to apply is influenced by the data…
Abstract Number: 1297 • ACR Convergence 2021
Factors Associated with Employment and Work Disability in Patients with SLE: A Nested Case-control Study
Connor Maddock¹, Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia², Jiandong Su³ and Zahi Touma⁴, ¹University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Toronto, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect multiple organ systems and can vary in its manifestations between individuals. SLE…
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: 0477 • ACR Convergence 2020
Rheumatology Fellowship Program Directors in the United States: Analysis of Demographics, Educational and Scholarly Achievements
Aakanksha Khanna¹, Dawid Czarny², Vibhor Wadhwa³ and Alysia Kwiatkowski⁴, ¹Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, ²University at Buffalo, Amherst, NY, ³Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, ⁴State University of New York at Buffalo, Clarence, NY
Background/Purpose: Rheumatology program directors (PDs) play a vital role in developing, improving and overseeing the fellowship programs. Although PDs have an important role to play…
Abstract Number: 1467 • ACR Convergence 2020
Effectiveness of the Making It Work™ Program at Improving Presenteeism and Work Cessation in Workers with Inflammatory Arthritis – Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Andre Luquini¹, Yufei Zheng², Hui Xie³, Catherine Backman¹, Pamela Rogers³, Alex Kwok³, Astrid Knight³, Monique Gignac⁴, Dianne Mosher⁵, Linda Li¹, John Esdaile⁶, Carter Thorne⁷ and Diane Lacaille¹, ¹University of British Columbia / Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ²Simon Fraser University / Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ³Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁴Institute for Work & Health / University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁶Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁷Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Arthritis often leads to presenteeism (decreased at-work productivity) and permanent work disability, the worst occupational outcome of a disease, leading to reduced quality of…
Abstract Number: 2082 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Activity in Work and Life: The Association Between Physical Activity and Employment Status with Future Slow Walking in Knee Osteoarthritis
Jason Jakiela¹, Louise Thoma ², Hiral Master ³, Dana Voinier ¹, Meredith Christiansen ¹, Lauren Neely ¹ and Daniel White ³, ¹University of Delaware, Newark, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Newark, ³University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is the leading cause of functional limitation in older adults, e.g., slow walking. Physical activity (PA) is beneficial for those with…
Abstract Number: 2086 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Arthritis-Attributable Work Limitation Variation by U.S. County Classifications and Selected Characteristics, 2017
Kristina Theis¹, Yong Liu ², Michael Boring ³ and Kerry Souza ⁴, ¹Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, ²Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Population Health, Atlanta, GA, ³Cutting Edge Technologies and Solutions (Cetechs), Atlanta, GA, ⁴Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Washington, D.C., DC
Background/Purpose: Arthritis prevalence ranges from 1-in-5 to 1-in-3 across U.S. counties, and its prevalence and effects vary by county economic grouping, metropolitan status, and uneven…
Abstract Number: 1363 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Longitudinal Work Transitions in Early Inflammatory Arthritis Patients: Are There Targets for Intervention to Improve Employment?
Lily SH Lim¹, Doris Cheung ¹, Kaviul Mohamed ², Diane Lacaille ³, Eleanor M. Pullenayegum ⁴ and Carol Hitchon ¹, ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Arthritis Research Canada and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Background/Purpose: Historically, increasing proportions of patients with rheumatoid arthritis stop working on long-term follow-up, often due to arthritis. The trajectory of work transitions in early…
Abstract Number: 284 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Challenges and Barriers to Employment That Persons with Osteoarthritis Face at Work Due to Their Condition
Anne-Christine Rat^1,2, Alison Stewart³, Pam Rogers⁴, Dianne P. Mosher⁵ and Diane Lacaille⁶, ¹Rheumatology Department, CHRU Nancy, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France, ²Université de Lorraine, EA4360, APEMAC, Nancy, France, ³Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁵Med, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁶Arthritis Research Canada/University of British Columbia, Medicine/Rheumatology, Richmond, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: To understand the challenges that people with osteoarthritis (OA) experience at work due to their condition, for the purpose of adapting to OA the…
Abstract Number: 2363 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Examining Workplace Supports in the Context of RA Disease Activity
W. Benjamin Nowell¹, Kelly Gavigan¹, Guillermo Ernest Gonzales², Shilpa Venkatachalam¹, Jeffrey R. Curtis³, Sheiva Ghazanfari⁴, Danielle Cavazzini⁴ and Leticia Ferri⁴, ¹Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ²Silver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, NY, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
Background/Purpose: RA can diminish patients’ (pts) work productivity and increase the risk of long-term disability, economic insecurity and worsening health, but limited research informs these…
Abstract Number: 197 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Process Evaluation of the Making It Work Program, an Online Program to Help People with Inflammatory Arthritis Remain Employed
Kathy Tran¹, Xi yuan Li², Xiang Chuin Seah³, Catherine Backman⁴, Brendan vanAs³, Pam Rogers², Monique Gignac⁵, John M. Esdaile³, Carter Thorne⁶, Linda Li² and Diane Lacaille⁷, ¹Simon Fraser University, Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ²Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ³Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁴Rehab Medicine, University of British Columbia, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁵Instititue for Work and Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Toronto, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁷University of British Columbia, Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory arthritis (IA) commonly affects ability to work, yet few arthritis services exist addressing employment. We report on the process evaluation of the Making…