An examination of work instability, functional impairment, and disease activity in employed patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 225-230

  Macedo, Alyssa ^a   Oakley, Stephen ^a   Gullick, Nicola ^a   Kirkham, Bruce ^a,b  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Health assessment questionnaire; Outcomes; Rheumatoid arthritis; Work; Work instability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK; WORK CAPACITY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SICK LEAVE; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64849111812     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.071001     Document Type: Article

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