Symptoms of subordinated importance in fibromyalgia when differentiating working from non-working women
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BACKGROUND: The aim was to identify differences in self-reported symptoms among working (W) and non-working (NW) women, and to determine the most important biopsychosocial variables in differentiating one group from the other. METHOD: A questionnaire was mailed to 524 members of a local chapter of the Swedish Rheumatology Association. A total of 362 persons responded (69%); 96% of which were women. Women older than 64 years and all men were excluded. The final study group consisted of 95 W, and 227 NW women. The questionnaire included data on demographics, employment, support, exercise, daily activities and symptoms. Data were analysed using univariate statistics and a partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA). RESULTS: The results showed that 41% of the W and 42% of the NW women were/had been employed in service,care or business. The NW women reported a significantly higher severity of symptoms compared with the W women. The most important variable when differentiating the W from the NW women was social support from colleagues and employers. CONCLUSION: To change prevailing attitudes and values towards persons with a work disability, a process of active intervention involving staff is needed. Educating employers as to how a disability may influence a work situation, and the importance of social support, can be improved.
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Women who were no longer working had experienced less social support at work compared to women who were still working.
“One of the key differences identified between women who were working with fibromyalgia and those who were not was that women who were no longer working had experienced less social support at work compared to women who were still working.112”
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One study relied on patients to self-identify as having fibromyalgia rather than relying on physician verification.
“Fifth, one study relied on patients to self-identify as having fibromyalgia rather than relying on physician verification.112”
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- Authors
- Liedberg and, G. M., & Björk, M.
- Affiliations
- Department of Social and Welfare Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Jönköping University (SE)
- ORCID
- Björk, M.
- Venue
- Work
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2014
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 155-164
- ISSN
- 1051-9815 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1515450483
- Semantic Scholar
- c711ed91770302db626ea8e5e2a68033c1840582
- Cited by
- 12
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 2.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- urn.kb.se
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- Work (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DiVA (Linkoping University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Medical Practices and Rehabilitation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Keywords
- fibromyalgia, women's employment, non-working women, symptom severity, social support, employment, work disability, biopsychosocial factors, employer support
- MeSH terms
- Activities of Daily Living, Adult, Employment, Female, Fibromyalgia, Persons with Disabilities, Headache, Humans, Middle Aged, Models, Theoretical, Pain, Pain Measurement, Surveys and Questionnaires, Severity of Illness Index, Social Support, Exercise, Workplace, Young Adult
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