Large country differences in work outcomes in patients with RA - an analysis in the multinational study COMORA.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to explore whether country of residence or specific country characteristics are associated with work outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Methods

Data from the 17 countries participating in the Comorbidities in RA (COMORA) study were used. Work outcomes were measured by the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire, addressing employment (yes/no), absenteeism (percentage of time; 3 categories) and presenteeism (percentage of at-work productivity restrictions; 4 categories). Contribution of country of residence, gross domestic product (GDP), Human Development Index (HDI), unemployment rate, social protection expenditures (SPE) or world region to work outcomes was investigated in adjusted (ordered) logistic regressions.

Results

The pa

SUBMITTER: van der Zee-Neuen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5622486 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature