The assessment of work endurance in disability evaluations across European countries.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Chronic disease is often associated with a reduced energy level, which limits the capacity to work full-time. This study aims to investigate whether the construct work endurance is part of disability assessment in European countries and what assessment procedures are used. We defined work endurance as the ability to sustain working activities for a number of hours per day and per week.

Materials and methods

We conducted a survey using two self-constructed questionnaires. We addressed 35 experts from 19 countries through the European Union of Medicine in Assurance and Social Security (EUMASS). We gathered descriptive data on various aspects of (the assessment of) work endurance.

Results

Experts from 16 countries responded. In most countries work endurance is as

SUBMITTER: Boersema HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6141062 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature