Longitudinal examination of temporality in the association between chronic disease diagnosis and changes in work status and hours worked

Jetha, Arif; Chen, Cynthia; Mustard, Cameron; Ibrahim, Selahadin; Bielecky, Amber; Beaton, Dorcas; Smith, Peter

doi:10.1136/oemed-2016-103569

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“…44 As individuals develop more severe chronic conditions, they may be less able to work and generate income. 45 Furthermore, dietary counseling and health education at health care visits may increase awareness of diet recommendations but also inability to afford healthy foods, which lead to an increased perception of food insecurity. 9 Among participants with self-reported diabetes and hypertension, food insecurity was not associated with measures of inadequate disease control.…”

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Food Insecurity and Chronic Disease in US Young Adults: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health

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BACKGROUND: Food insecurity, or the limited or uncertain access to food resulting from inadequate financial resources, is associated with a higher prevalence of chronic disease in adulthood. Little is known about these relationships specifically in young adulthood, an important time for the development of chronic disease. OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between food insecurity and chronic disease including diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and obstructive airway disease in a nationally representative sample of US young adults. DESIGN: Cross-sectional nationally representative data collected from Wave IV (2008) of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health was analyzed using multiple logistic regression models. PARTICIPANTS: US young adults ages 24-32 years old MAIN MEASURES: Food insecurity and general health; self-reported diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, "very overweight," and obstructive airway disease; measured obesity derived from body mass index; and inadequate disease control (hemoglobin A1c ≥ 7.0%, blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mmHg) among those with reported diabetes and hypertension. KEY RESULTS: Of the 14,786 young adults in the sample, 11% were food insecure. Food-insecure young adults had greater odds of self-reported poor health (2.63, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.63-4.24), diabetes (1.67, 95% CI 1.18-2.37), hypertension (1.40, 95% CI 1.14-1.72), being "very overweight" (1.30, 95% CI 1.08-1.57), and obstructive airway disease (1.48, 95% CI 1.22-1.80) in adjusted models compared with young adults who were food secure. Food insecurity was not associated with inadequate disease control among those with diabetes or hypertension. CONCLUSIONS: Food insecurity is associated with several self-reported chronic diseases and obesity in young adulthood. Health care providers should screen for food insecurity in young adults and provide referrals when appropriate. Future research should evaluate the impact of early interventions to combat food insecurity on the prevention of downstream health effects in later adulthood.

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“…In a study of patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, 17% reported changing jobs because of their disease [ 13 ]. In another study, 61.2% with heart disease and 44.5% with arthritis stopped working because of their disease [ 14 ].…”

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“…Negative changes in patients’ work life can also have important non-financial implications. In other cancer settings, such changes have been linked to a diminished quality of life [ 12 ], psychiatric disorders (eg, depression) [ 13 ], and feelings of a suspension of life and/or normalcy [ 12 , 14 ].…”

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Impact of Myeloproliferative neoplasms on patients’ employment status and work productivity in the United States: results from the living with MPNs survey

Parasuraman

Paranagama

et al. 2018

BMC Cancer

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BackgroundPatients with the myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) myelofibrosis (MF), polycythemia vera (PV), and essential thrombocythemia (ET) are at increased risk for thrombotic and cardiovascular events and experience a variety of burdensome symptoms. However, there is a paucity of data in the biomedical literature about how MPNs impact productivity in the workplace. This analysis of the Living with MPNs survey was conducted to evaluate the impact of MPNs on employment, career potential, and work productivity.MethodsThis cross-sectional online survey included respondents aged 18–70 years living in the United States with a diagnosis of MF, PV, or ET. The survey consisted of ~ 100 questions related to MPN diagnosis, disease-related medical history, MPN-related symptoms and functional status, changes in employment and work productivity, and impact on daily activities since diagnosis. The MPN Symptom Assessment Form Total Symptom Score (MPN-SAF TSS) was used to assess symptom burden. The Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Specific Health Problem questionnaire (WPAI-SHP) was used to assess the effects of MPNs on work productivity and activity (7-day recall) among currently employed respondents. Correlations between MPN-SAF TSS and WPAI-SHP scores were calculated using Spearman’s coefficients.ResultsOf 904 respondents, 592 were employed (MF, n = 174; PV, n = 248; ET, n = 170) at the time of their MPN diagnosis. Approximately half (50.5%) of the 592 employed survey respondents reported ≥1 change in employment status because of their diagnosis, most commonly “left a job” (30.2%) “went on medical disability leave” (24.8%), and “had reductions in work hours for at least 3 months” (21.8%). Among respondents who remained employed at the time of survey participation (n = 398), mean WPAI-SHP scores were as follows: absenteeism, 6.9%; presenteeism, 27.4%; overall work impairment, 31.1%; and activity impairment, 32.8%. WPAI-SHP scores positively correlated with MPN-SAF TSS (correlation coefficients, 0.37–0.70; P < 0.001).ConclusionsHalf of the employed respondents had an employment status change (eg, leaving a job, medical disability leave, early retirement) because of their disease since the diagnosis. Currently employed respondents reported meaningful impairments in work productivity and activities of daily living that were attributable to their MPNs, and the degree of impairments highlighted the severity of symptom burden.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12885-018-4322-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Among those who are employed, an important role is played by job qualification. Workers undergo fewer diagnostic tests than directors; this is in accordance with the existence of a socio-economic gradient in favour of those occupied in managing position at work [ 26 – 28 ].…”

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Variations in diagnostic testing utilization in Italy: Secondary analysis of a national survey

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BackgroundAccording to the principle of horizontal equity, individuals with similar need may have the same possibility of access to health services. The aim of this study is to identify patterns of diagnostic services utilization, in people with, and without chronic disease in Italy.MethodsSecondary analysis of data from the national survey on Health and use of health care in Italy, carried out in 2013, including 99,497 participants. Multilevel analysis has been used to study the variables associated to diagnostic services utilization.Results13.78% of participants have had one diagnostic testing in the four weeks before the interview. In healthy people, utilization of diagnostic testing is reduced in people with low educational level (OR 0.75; 95%CI 0.67–0.84), in housewives (OR 0.66; 95%CI 0.51–0.87), or in those unable to work (OR 0.48; 95%CI 0.26–0.87), while increased in those perceiving a worse health status (up to OR 4.00, 95%CI 2.00–8.01 in very bad health). In people afflicted with chronic disease, access to diagnostic assessment is impaired by educational level (OR 0.69; 95%CI 0.61–0.78) and low household income (OR 0.75; 95%CI 0.58–0.97), while it is increased in the presence of a ticket exemption (OR 1.55, 95%CI 1.42–1.68), and fixed-term occupation (OR2.28, 95%CI 1.31–3.95). Being former-smokers in associated to an increased utilization of services in both groups.ConclusionsDespite a universal and theoretically egalitarian, public, health care system, variations in diagnostic services utilization are still registered in Italy, both in healthy people and those afflicted by chronic diseases, on socio-economic/occupational basis, and self-perceived health status. Moreover, this significant effect of occupation on healthcare utilization, suggests the need for a comprehensive evaluation of economics in occupational health.

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Longitudinal examination of temporality in the association between chronic disease diagnosis and changes in work status and hours worked

Abstract: Chronic disease can result in work loss following diagnosis. Research is required to understand how modifying occupational conditions may benefit employment immediately after diagnosis.

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Food Insecurity and Chronic Disease in US Young Adults: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health

Food Insecurity and Chronic Disease in US Young Adults: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health

Impact of Myeloproliferative neoplasms on patients’ employment status and work productivity in the United States: results from the living with MPNs survey

Variations in diagnostic testing utilization in Italy: Secondary analysis of a national survey

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