Impact of Cervical Dystonia on Work Productivity: An Analysis From a Patient Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cervical dystonia is thought to result in high disease burden, but limited information exists on its impact on employment and work productivity. We utilized data from the Cervical Dystonia Patient Registry for the Observation of OnabotulinumtoxinA Efficacy (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00836017) to assess the impact of cervical dystonia on employment and work productivity and examine the effect of onabotulinumtoxinA treatments on work productivity.

Methods

Subjects completed a questionnaire on employment status and work productivity at baseline and final visit. Baseline data were examined by severity of cervical dystonia, predominant subtype, presence of pain, prior exposure to botulinum toxin, and/or utility of a sensory trick. Work productivity results at b

SUBMITTER: Molho ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5064605 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature