The majority of the studies reported a high burden of work-related outcomes among inflammatory bowel disease patients regardless of the methodology used .
Inflammatory bowel disease patients experience a high burden in work-related outcomes .
BACKGROUND & AIMS Inflammatory bowel disease has considerable effects on work-related outcomes and leads to high societal costs due to sick leave and disability pension .
The aims of this study were to systematic ally review evidence on work-related outcomes that are relevant to productivity losses and to evaluate whether medical or surgical interventions have a positive impact on patients ' work ability .
Unemployment and Disability in Patients With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease
Goals : Unemployment and disability rates in Crohn 's disease patients from the ACCENT I trial were assessed . Factors associated with employment and disability status were explored . Background : Limited data regarding unemployment and disability status in patients with active Crohn 's disease are available . Study : Baseline data were used to assess unemployment and disability rates . Logistic regression analysis examined factors that were associated with employment and disability status . Analysis of variance was used to compare quality of life . Results : The baseline full- and part-time employment rates were 48 % and 13 % , respectively , with 39 % of patients unemployed and 25 % receiving disability compensation . Only 14 % of 225 unemployed patients felt well enough to work if a job were available . Younger age , female gender , shorter disease duration , and prior bowel resection predicted a higher likelihood of unemployment . Younger age and female gender also predicted a higher likelihood of not being employed full-time . Prior bowel resection predicted a higher likelihood of receiving disability compensation . Quality of life ( Inflammatory Bowel Disease Question naire , Short Form-36 ) scores were significantly higher in employed patients . Conclusions : Patients with moderately to severely active Crohn 's disease had low employment and high disability rates . Given their economic importance , assessment of these outcomes should be integrated into future evaluations of therapy , including clinical trials
The majority of the studies reported a high burden of work-related outcomes among inflammatory bowel disease patients regardless of the methodology used .
Inflammatory bowel disease patients experience a high burden in work-related outcomes .
BACKGROUND & AIMS Inflammatory bowel disease has considerable effects on work-related outcomes and leads to high societal costs due to sick leave and disability pension .
The aims of this study were to systematic ally review evidence on work-related outcomes that are relevant to productivity losses and to evaluate whether medical or surgical interventions have a positive impact on patients ' work ability .