Multimorbidity and exit from paid employment: the effect of specific combinations of chronic health conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to assess the association between multimorbidity and exit from paid employment, and which combinations of chronic health conditions (CHCs) have the strongest association with exit from paid employment.

Methods

Data from 111 208 workers aged 18-64 years from Lifelines were enriched with monthly employment data from Statistics Netherlands. Exit from paid employment during follow-up was defined as a change from paid employment to unemployment, disability benefits, economic inactivity or early retirement. CHCs included cardiovascular diseases (CVD), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and depression. Cox-proportional hazards models were used to examine the impact of multimorbidity and combina

SUBMITTER: Gurgel do Amaral GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9159305 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature