Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, debilitating disease with a significant
impact on workplace productivity. Aim To perform a systematic review of studies of the …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disabling condition with, among other things, negative
social and economic consequences for both the individual patient and society. Striking …

Executive summary MSDs have a significant impact on people's ability to work; not only on
an individual but also on an aggregate basis. Together they affect the productivity and …

Background Decreased productivity at work is an important consequence of the presence of
health problems at work. Methods The study population consisted of 2,252 workers in 24 …

Background: Work disability—a common outcome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)—is a societal
(for example, financial costs) and individual problem (for example, loss of status, income …

Objective. To cross-validate a biopsychosocial model using physical disability, helplessness
and passive coping to predict depression and pain in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods …

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at risk of work disability from the very start of their
symptoms. Prospect ive cohorts including patients with ea rly RA show that 20-30% become …

Objective To compare work disability and job loss in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients
receiving adalimumab plus methotrexate (adalimumab+ MTX) versus MTX alone. Methods …

Objective A qualitative study was conducted to better understand patients' perspective on
their experience at work in relation to their inflammatory arthritis (IA). Objectives were to …

Objective To compare the efficacy of therapy with a combination of disease‐modifying
antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) versus therapy with a single DMARD in the prevention of …