scholarly journals Work disability from rheumatoid arthritis

2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 216-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. M. Shanahan
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Work Disability

Fatigue

2020 ◽  
pp. 251-258
Author(s):  
Emma Dures ◽  
Neil Basu
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Societal Perspective ◽  
Work Disability ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Healthcare Costs ◽  
Patient Perspective ◽  
Pain Disability ◽  
Societal Burden

Fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with inflammation, pain, disability, sleep, depression, and health beliefs, implying complex, multicausal pathways comprising differing combinations of variables. From a patient perspective, it is a common, overwhelming, and distressing symptom. From a societal perspective, fatigue is a significant predictor of high healthcare costs and the main reason for work disability and loss. This chapter will highlight the role of patients in establishing the importance of the symptom, including the proposal that it should be measured in studies of RA whenever possible. Acknowledgement of fatigue as a patient priority is a relatively recent development, and highlights the value of collaborating with patients in shaping the research agenda. There will be discussion of the scale of fatigue in RA, including data on prevalence and descriptions of its nature and impact. Research has established the unpredictable and unearned nature of RA-related fatigue with its physical, cognitive, and emotional components, and identified the associated individual and societal burden. This will be followed by conceptual models informing our understanding of the biology of rheumatoid arthritis-related fatigue, the role of bioinformatics, and the challenges of unravelling the mechanisms of this multidimensional symptom. Finally, the evidence for interventions and treatments to alleviate fatigue will be presented, with a focus on non-pharmacological approaches to support fatigue self-management.

scholarly journals Working status among Dutch patients with rheumatoid arthritis: work disability and working conditions

Rheumatology ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. M. Verstappen ◽  
A. Boonen ◽  
J. W. J. Bijlsma ◽  
E. Buskens ◽  
H. Verkleij ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Work Disability ◽  
Working Status

scholarly journals Evaluation of the effect of anti-tumor necrosis factor agent use on rheumatoid arthritis work disability: The jury is still out

2008 ◽  
Vol 59 (8) ◽  
pp. 1082-1089 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saralynn Allaire ◽  
Frederick Wolfe ◽  
Jingbo Niu ◽  
Yuqing Zhang ◽  
Bin Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Tumor Necrosis Factor ◽  
Work Disability ◽  
Tumor Necrosis ◽  
Necrosis Factor

scholarly journals Overview of work disability in rheumatoid arthritis patients as observed in cross-sectional and longitudinal surveys

2004 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 488-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. M. Verstappen ◽  
J. W. J. Bijlsma ◽  
H. Verkleij ◽  
E. Buskens ◽  
A. A. M. Blaauw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Work Disability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Longitudinal Surveys

scholarly journals Contemporary prevalence and incidence of work disability associated with rheumatoid arthritis in the US

2008 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 474-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saralynn Allaire ◽  
Frederick Wolfe ◽  
Jingbo Niu ◽  
Michael P. Lavalley
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Work Disability ◽  
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