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Systematic review of studies of productivity loss due to rheumatoid arthritis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, debilitating disease with a significant impact on workplace productivity. AIM: To perform a systematic review of studies of the relationship between RA and reduced workplace productivity. METHODS: Screening of 307 titles identified in bibliographic database searches resulted in 38 articles subject to systematic review. Productivity loss was expressed by three different measures: work disability, work loss (synonymous with absenteeism or short-term sick leave) and work limitation (reduction in productivity while present at work). RESULTS: A median of 66% (range 36-84%) of employed RA subjects experienced work loss due to RA in the previous 12 months, for a median duration of 39 days (range 7-84 days). The times from RA diagnosis until a 50% probability of being work disabled varied from 4.5 to 22 years. In inception cohort studies, the baseline variables consistently predictive of subsequent work disability were a physically demanding work type, more severe RA and older age. CONCLUSIONS: RA-related work-disability rates were similar in the USA and European countries. An apparent decrease in the prevalence of RA-related work disability since the 1970s may be related to a decrease in physically demanding work rather than to epidemiologic changes in RA. The majority of the literature addresses permanent disability and temporary work loss; none of the studies reviewed reported the effect of RA on presenteeism, i.e. work limitation from the employer perspective, and there are few published studies of the effectiveness of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in reducing work-related productivity loss.
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- Authors
- Burton, W., Morrison, A., Maclean, R., & Ruderman, E.
- Venue
- Occupational Medicine
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2005-11-11
- Volume
- 56
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 18-27
- ISSN
- 0962-7480 (ISSN-L)
- 1471-8405
- OpenAlex
- W2107769196
- Cited by
- 287
- References
- 75
- FWCI
- 1.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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