Sprungnavigation Tastaturkurzbefehle

Suche und Service

Icon Literatur
Icon Zeitschriftenbeitrag

Dokumentart(en): Zeitschriftenbeitrag Forschungsergebnis Online-Publikation
Titel der Veröffentlichung: Preventing work disability among employees with rheumatoid arthritis

What medical professionals can learn from the patients' perspective

Bibliographische Angaben

Autor/in:

Varekamp, Inge; Haafkens, Joke A.; Detaille, Sarah I. [u. a.]

Herausgeber/in:

American College of Rheumatology

Quelle:

Arthritis and Rheumatism, 2005, Volume 53 (Issue 6), Seite 965-972, Weinheim: Wiley, ISSN: 0004-3591, eISSN: 1529-0131

Jahr:

2005

Der Text ist von:
Varekamp, Inge; Haafkens, Joke A.; Detaille, Sarah I. [u. a.]

Der Text steht in der Zeitschrift:
Arthritis and Rheumatism, Volume 53 (Issue 6), Seite 965-972

Den Text gibt es seit:
2005

Online-Publikation anzeigen (DOI: 10.1002/art.21592)

Inhaltliche Angaben

Wo bekommen Sie den Text?

Arthritis & Rheumatism
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/23265205

Weitere Informationen zur Veröffentlichung

Arthritis & Rheumatism
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/23265205

Um Literatur zu beziehen, wenden Sie sich bitte an eine Bibliothek, die Herausgebenden, den Verlag oder an den Buch- und Zeitschriftenhandel.

Preventing work disability among employees with rheumatoid arthritis

What medical professionals can learn from the patients' perspective
Objective:
To compare the perspectives of employees with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with those of medical professionals regarding what persons with RA need to prevent work disability.

Methods:
Concept mapping was conducted in a group session with 21 employees and by mail with 17 medical professionals. Each group was asked to formulate statements on what enables employees with RA to retain their jobs. Group members scored all statements for importance and clustered them into themes. Results were statistically aggregated at the group level.

Results:
The concept mapping with employees yielded 59 statements, which were clustered into 7 themes. The 4 most important themes were employer support; understanding and acceptance of illness by employees themselves; suitable working conditions; and support from colleagues, health professionals, and the patient's organization. The concept mapping with medical professionals yielded 65 statements, which were clustered into 8 themes. The 6 most important themes were well-informed professionals who cooperate effectively; employees' coping capacities and commitment to work; financial regulations at the workplace; adequate social security provisions, medication, and therapy; a positive attitude on the part of employers and colleagues; and suitable working conditions.

Conclusion:
Factors that enable continued employment lie at different levels, including the psychosocial, practical, organizational, and social policy levels. Health professionals appear to underestimate factors that are important from the patient's perspective, especially support from employers. In discussing work with patients, health professionals need to address themes that are important from the patient's perspective.

Referenznummer:

R/ZA0186/0014

Informationsstand: 16.05.2023