Abstracts tagged "Work Disability and adolescent patients"

Abstract Number: 2417 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Transitioning to Adulthood: Employment Experiences of Young Adults with Lupus and Juvenile Arthritis
Arif Jetha¹, E. M. Badley², Dorcas Beaton³, Paul R. Fortin⁴, Natalie J. Shiff⁵, Alan M. Rosenberg⁶, Lori B. Tucker⁷, Dianne P. Mosher⁸ and M. A. Gignac⁹, ¹Health Care and Outcomes Research, Toronto Western Research Institute; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Division of Health Care and Outcomes Research,Toronto Western Research Institute; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Research, Mobility Program Clinical Research Unit, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michaels Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Medicine, Centre de Recherche du Chu de Québec et Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ⁵Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ⁶Department of Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ⁷Pediatric Rheum/Rm K4-120, BC Childrens Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁸Med, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁹Divison of Health Care & Outcomes Research, Health Care and Outcomes Research, Toronto Western Research Institute; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: A considerable body of evidence highlights the negative impact of rheumatic disease on employment. However, most research examines middle- and older-aged adults. We lack…
Abstract Number: 2429 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Balancing Work and Health: Do Younger Workers Experience More Work-Health Conflict Than Middle- and Older-Aged Workers with Rheumatic Diseases?
Arif Jetha¹, Xingshan Cao² and Monique A. Gignac³, ¹Health Care and Outcomes Research, Toronto Western Research Institute; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Divison of Health Care & Outcomes Research, Arthritis Community Research and Evaluation Unit , Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Research on work-life balance with healthy adults finds that difficulties balancing roles is related to negative employment outcomes. Yet, little is known about…