Abstracts tagged "Work Disability"

Abstract Number: 418 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Work Productivity Is Associated with Disease Activity and Functional Ability in Chinese Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis Using a Smart-Phone Management System: A Prospective Cohort Study
Xiaofei Liu ¹, Yanyan Wang ², Wenji Chen ¹, Shiyan Mo ³, Xiaojian Ji ⁴ and Feng Huang², ¹Department of Rheumatology,Hainan Hospital of PLA General Hospital,, sanya, Hainan, China (People's Republic), ²Department of Rheumatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, beijing, China (People's Republic), ³Department of Rheumatology,Hainan Hospital of PLA General Hospital,, sanya, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Chinese PLA GeneralHospital,, Beijing, Beijing, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) usually affects young people and may lead to work disability(WD). We used the "Smart-phone SpondyloArthritis Management System”, an interactive mobile health…
Abstract Number: 2080 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
It Starts at Work: The Relationship Between Workplace Supports and Presenteeism Among Young Adults with Rheumatic Disease
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…
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: 1156 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Work Productivity and Activity Impairment in Patients with Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
Patricia Sasaki¹, Anastasia Secco², Marta Mamani³, Felix Romanini Sr.³, Emmanuel Guerra³, Cristian Troitiño⁴, Fernando Melo⁵ and María Victoria Martire³, ¹Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (C.A.B.A.)), Argentina, ²Rheumatology Section, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, CABA, Argentina, ³Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Reumatologia, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, CAPITAL FEDERAL, Argentina, ⁵Rheumatology Department, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate the work productivity and its relationship with the degree of physical work demand in patients with…
Abstract Number: 1384 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis in the United States
W. Benjamin Nowell¹, Regan Reynolds¹, Kelly Gavigan¹, Shilpa Venkatachalam¹, Marie de la Cruz², Emuella Flood², Ethan Schwartz², Beverly Romero², Yujin Park³ and Alexis Ogdie⁴, ¹Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ²ICON, Gaithersburg, MD, ³Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ⁴Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory disease that affects primarily the sacroiliac joints and spine and can cause irreversible damage. Measuring disease…
Abstract Number: 133 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of the Five Components of the Euroqol 5-Dimensions Instrument on Healthcare and Work-Loss Costs in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Observational Data from Southern Sweden
Anders Gülfe¹, Tor Olofsson¹, Jonas K Söderling², Martin Neovius² and Johan K Wallman¹, ¹Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ²Department of Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Healthcare and work-loss costs are markedly higher in RA patients than in the general population. The EuroQol 5-Dimensions (EQ-5D) instrument, commonly applied to measure…
Abstract Number: 417 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvement in Overall Work Productivity Among Biologic-NaïVe Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Tocilizumab Subcutaneous Injection: A Prospective, Real World, Observational Study in Japan
Yoshiya Tanaka¹, Hideto Kameda², Kazuyoshi Saito³, Yuko Kaneko⁴, Eiichi Tanaka⁵, Shinsuke Yasuda⁶, Naoto Tamura⁷, Keishi Fujio⁸, Takao Fujii⁹, Toshihisa Kojima¹⁰, Tatsuhiko Anzai¹¹, Chikuma Hamada¹², Yoshihisa Fujino¹³, Shinya Matsuda¹³ and Hitoshi Kohsaka¹⁴, ¹The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ³Tobata General Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntedo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁸Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ⁹Department of Rheumatism and Collagen Disease, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan, ¹⁰Nagoya Univ. Grad. Schl. of Med., Nagoya, Japan, ¹¹Data Science Division, Statistics Analysis Department 1, EPS Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, ¹²Department of Information and Computer Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan, ¹³Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, ¹⁴Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: This is the first study assessing the effect of subcutaneous tocilizumab (TCZ-SC) and/or conventional synthetic DMARDs (csDMARDs) on work productivity and activity impairment (WPAI)…
Abstract Number: 992 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of Anti-TNF Therapy on Work Productivity and Activity Impairment in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis and Psoriatic Arthritis over One Year – Real Life Data from the Czech Biologics Registry Attra
Jakub Zavada¹, Lenka Szczukova², Karel Pavelka³ and Jiri Vencovsky³, ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses. Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, ³Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: The ATTRA registry captures more than 95% of patients with RA, PSA or AS treated with biologics in the Czech Republic (CZ). In CZ,…
Abstract Number: 2039 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validity of the Wpai-SHP in Psoriatic Arthritis and Estimation of the Minimally Important Difference
William Tillett^1,2, Gavin Shaddick³, Bashaar Boyce⁴ and Neil J. McHugh⁵, ¹Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, ²Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases and University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, ³Centre for Data Science and Statistics, University of Exeter, Bath, United Kingdom, ⁴Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, United Kingdom, ⁵Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, UK, Bath, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Participation, including work disability, is an important patient centred outcome and is in the middle ring of the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) psoriatic…
Abstract Number: 2244 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Can Achieving Remission Improve Work Ability and Quality of Life in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients? a Prospective Cohort Study
Ho Man Lam¹, Tsz Ho CHENG² and Lai-Shan Tam¹, ¹Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: RA patients often suffer from impaired work ability and reduced health related quality of life (HRQoL). Whether achieving remission through tight-control treatment strategy using…
Abstract Number: 2497 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Role of Individual and Country-Level Socio-Economic Factors in Work Participation in Patients with Spondyloarthritis across 22 Countries Worldwide: Results from the Comospa Study
Santiago Rodrigues Manica^1,2, Alexandre Sepriano^3,4, Sofia Ramiro^5,6, Fernando Pimentel-Santos^1,2, Polina Putrik⁷, Elena Nikiphorou^8,9, Anna Moltó^10,11, Maxime Dougados^11,12, Désirée van der Heijde¹³, Robert B.M. Landewé¹⁴, Filip van Den Bosch¹⁵ and Annelies Boonen⁷, ¹CEDOC, NOVA Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Egas Moniz, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal, ³CEDOC, NOVA Medical School, Lisboa, Portugal, ⁴Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁶R. Câmara Pestana 6, CEDOC, NOVA Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁷MUMC+, Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁸Whittington Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ⁹Academic Rheumatology Department, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Rheumatology B Department, Paris Descartes University, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP,Paris, Paris, France, ¹¹7 INSERM (U1153), Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, PRES Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Paris, France, ¹²Paris, Paris, France, ¹³Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ¹⁴Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam and Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands, ¹⁵Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) carries substantial financial costs, including direct costs (use of medical services and treatments) and indirect costs (loss of work productivity). While disease…
Abstract Number: 2534 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
the Relationship between Biological Therapy, Work Productivity, and Activity Impairment in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: Prospective Multicentre Observational Study
Jiri Stolfa¹, Tomas Mlcoch², Jan Tuzil², Liliana Sedova³, Jitka Jircikova⁴, Monika Gregova⁵, Tomas Dolezal⁴ and Karel Pavelka⁶, ¹Instituite of Rheumatology Prague, Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Institute of Health Economics and Technology Assessment (iHETA), Statistician, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Institute of Rheumatology Prague, rheumatologist, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴Institute of Health Economics and Technology Assessment (iHETA), statistician, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵Instituite of Rheumatology Prague, rheumatologist, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁶Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a progressive disease bringing substantial socioeconomic burden. Gradual loss of productivity (PL) and daily activities can be modified by effective…
Abstract Number: 3252 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Content Analysis of Ergonomic Recommendations Using the Ergonomic Assessment Tool for Arthritis
Lisa Allyn¹, Lisa Zoller¹, Catherine L. Backman^2,3 and Diane Lacaille^4,5, ¹The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁴Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Work cessation and at-work productivity loss are common and early outcomes of inflammatory arthritis (IA). Ergonomic accommodations contribute to successful management of arthritis symptoms…
Abstract Number: 18 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact of Disease-Related and Contextual Factors on Work Outcomes in Chronic Inflammatory Arthritis Patients Treated with Biologics: A Systematic Review
Jenny Shu¹, Panos Lambiris² and Claire Bombardier³, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Biological therapy has been shown to have a positive effect on work outcomes, such as work participation and/or work disability in patients with chronic…
Abstract Number: 228 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sick Leave and Disability Pension in Working-Age Gout Patients before and after Diagnosis – a Population Based Case-Control Study
Valgerdur R Sigurdardottir¹, Lennart TH Jacobsson², Panagiota Drivelegka², Anna Svärd^1,3 and Mats Dehlin², ¹Rheumatology Clinic, Falun Hospital, SE-791 82 Falun, Sweden, Falun, Sweden, ²Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, ³Center for Clinical Research Dalarna, Falun, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis with a prevalence of 1.5% in our area in the age group 50-59 years. Gout…

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