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See Latest ArticlesThe impact of systemic lupus erythematosus on employment
Journal of Rheumatology, 10/02/09
Campbell Jr R et al. – The burden expressed as work cessation due to health, especially among lesser educated patients and those with arthritis or pleuritis, is significant even early in the disease process.
Methods- Recently diagnosed SLE patients enrolled in Carolina Lupus Study between 1997 and 1999; an age-, sex-, and state-matched control group selected through driver’s license registries for the 60-county study area also enrolled
- Followup study of both groups was conducted (median 4 yrs since diagnosis)
- Work history data obtained in in-person interview at enrollment and telephone interview at followup
- 51 patients (26%) and 26 controls (9%) who were working the year before diagnosis (or for controls, a corresponding reference year) were no longer working at followup
- College graduates were less likely to quit their jobs due to health compared to non-college graduates (adjusted OR = 0.27, 95% CI 0.09, 0.84)
- SLE patients with arthritis were 3 times more likely to have left jobs due to health reasons compared to those who didn’t have arthritis
- Association also seen with pleuritis
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