2011
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0508
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Paid employment in subjects with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in five Latin American cities: the PLATINO study

Abstract: Although the proportion of persons with paid work is lower in COPD, having COPD appears not to have a significant impact on obtaining paid employment in the overall population of developing countries.

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“…The finding from the present study that older age and lower levels of education were independently associated with reduced probability of employment is consistent with the findings of other published research among patients with COPD,13 and these are the well-recognized factors affecting employment in the general population 34,35. Recent UK employment trends show that while there has been a rise in the proportion of women and a fall in the proportion of men who are now in work, employment rates among women remain lower than those among men 36.…”
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confidence: 93%
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“…The finding from the present study that older age and lower levels of education were independently associated with reduced probability of employment is consistent with the findings of other published research among patients with COPD,13 and these are the well-recognized factors affecting employment in the general population 34,35. Recent UK employment trends show that while there has been a rise in the proportion of women and a fall in the proportion of men who are now in work, employment rates among women remain lower than those among men 36.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…Although this finding is consistent with those reported in other studies on patients with COPD,13,20 the direction of the point estimates and width of the CIs suggest that multiple comorbidities may be an important factor affecting employment, which might also be clarified with a larger sample.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
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