Work productivity in relapsing multiple sclerosis: Associations with disability, depression, fatigue, anxiety, cognition, and health-related quality of life

Value in Health

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1029-1035

  Glanz, Bonnie I ^a,b   Dégano, Irene R ^a,b   Rintell, David J ^a,b   Chitnis, Tanuja ^a,b   Weiner, Howard L ^a,b   Healy, Brian C ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; fatigue; multiple sclerosis; quality of life; work productivity

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EMPLOYMENT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ANXIETY; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; DISABLED PERSONS; EFFICIENCY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84871204071     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: 15244733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2012.07.010     Document Type: Article

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