Managing arthritis and employment: Making arthritis-related work changes as a means of adaptation

摘要: Objective To understand arthritis-related workplace changes, including occasional work loss and changes to the type hours of work, factors associated with them using theories adaptation behavior change as a framework. Methods Participants were 492 employed individuals rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis. They completed an interview-administered, structured questionnaire assessing demographic, workplace, psychosocial variables, well such transitions hours, type, nature work. Hypotheses examined multiple linear regression. Results Seventy percent respondents made at least 1 change. Younger participants those greater activity limitations reported more changes. Work depression. A hypothesized 3-way interaction among people's perceptions their capacity, future job expectations, whether they had told employer about was significant. Conclusion This study extends employment research by examining range It highlights dynamic interplay arthritis, variables disability.