Disclosure of disease status among employed multiple sclerosis patients: Association with negative work events and accommodations

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 225-234

  Frndak, Seth E ^a   Kordovski, Victoria M ^a   Cookfair, Diane ^a   Rodgers, Jonathan D ^a   Weinstock Guttman, Bianca ^a   Benedict, Ralph H B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Disclosure; Multiple sclerosis; Problems at work; Work accommodations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EMPLOYER; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EPISODIC MEMORY; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB ACCOMMODATION; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SELF REPORT; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORK DISABILITY; WORKPLACE; DISABLED PERSON; EMPLOYMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84923084209     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458514540971     Document Type: Article

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