ACR Meeting Abstracts
Abstract Number: 2080 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Arif Jetha1, Lori Tucker 2, Julie Bowring 3, Catherine L. Backman 4, Laurie Proulx 5, Vicki Kristman 6, Elizabeth M. Hazel 7, Louise Perlin 8 and Monique A.M. Gignac 3, 1Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada, 3Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, Canada, 4University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 5Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance, Ottawa, Canada, 6Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada, 7McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada, 8St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Young adults with rheumatic disease who are employed frequently report presenteeism (i.e., working while unwell). Workplace supports including extended health benefits, job accommodations and…