Spondyloarthritis & psoriatic arthritis
Work participation is unaffected in Belgian spondyloarthritis patients: data from the BelGian Inflammatory Arthritis and SpoNdylitis cohorT
Authors' conclusion
Evidence from this academic cohort study does not support a work participation gap between SpA patients and the general population, but confirms the role of physical function, overall HRQoL, and education or job type as risk factors for adverse work outcomes.
Study context
- Population
- Adult spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients (ASAS criteria), Ghent University Hospital Be-GIANT cohort, May 2018 to May 2019working age (<65 y/o)
- Participants
- 262 patients
- Exposure
- SpA patients vs general population
- Outcome
- Work participation (having a paid job) vs general population
Methodological detailsindirect standardization vs general population, logistic regression and negative binomial hurdle models
- Indirect standardization vs general population
- Logistic regression and negative binomial hurdle models
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Paid job (patients of working age, <65 y/o)
Patients
82%
215 events
- Age- and sex-adjusted employment ratio vs general population
- 1.00 (95% CI 0.88, 1.14)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
- Hours worked per week — General population
- 39.7 h/week
- Sick leave in the previous year — General population
- 42%
- Hours worked per week: Patients 39.6 (spread as printed 10.5h) h/week
- Sick leave in the previous year: Patients 49% (95% CI 42–56%)
Hours worked per week
- Similar to the general population
Sick leave in the previous year
- Similar to the general population
Presenteeism (restrictions while at work), patients
- Reported presenteeism
- 56%
- Presenteeism, median (IQR)
- 10% (0-20%)
Original publication
Work participation is unaffected in Belgian spondyloarthritis patients: data from the BelGian Inflammatory Arthritis and SpoNdylitis cohorT. Rheumatology (Oxford). Published 13 September 2022. doi:10.
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