Reference intervals of work ability and productivity loss and their use in patients with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To establish reference intervals (RIs) for work ability, at-work productivity loss and overall productivity loss in the general working population and to compare work ability and at-work productivity loss of patients with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease (iRMD) with this population.

Methods

Cross-sectional analysis among patients with iRMDs and population controls without iRMDs having paid work and participating in a Dutch cohort study. They reported on three work outcomes: work ability (0-10), at-work productivity loss and overall productivity loss (0%-100%). A generalised additive model for location, shape and scale parameters was used to establish age-specific RIs and percentile curves for controls. The proportion of patients and controls belo

SUBMITTER: Capelusnik D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749610 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature