Title |
“Employment and arthritis: making it work” a randomized controlled trial evaluating an online program to help people with inflammatory arthritis maintain employment (study protocol)
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Published in |
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, July 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6947-14-59 |
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Authors |
Erin C Carruthers, Pamela Rogers, Catherine L Backman, Charles H Goldsmith, Monique A Gignac, Carlo Marra, Judy Village, Linda C Li, John M Esdaile, Diane Lacaille |
Abstract |
Arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions are the leading cause of long-term work disability (WD), an outcome with a major impact on quality of life and a high cost to society. The importance of decreased at-work productivity has also recently been recognized. Despite the importance of these problems, few interventions have been developed to reduce the impact of arthritis on employment. We have developed a novel intervention called "Making It Work", a program to help people with inflammatory arthritis (IA) deal with employment issues, prevent WD and improve at-work productivity. After favorable results in a proof-of-concept study, we converted the program to a web-based format for broader dissemination and improved accessibility. The objectives of this study are: 1) to evaluate in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) the effectiveness of the program at preventing work cessation and improving at-work productivity; 2) to perform a cost-utility analysis of the intervention. |
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Canada | 1 | 50% |
India | 1 | 50% |
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Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
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United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
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Student > Bachelor | 28 | 18% |
Researcher | 19 | 12% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 9% |
Student > Master | 13 | 8% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 7% |
Other | 38 | 24% |
Unknown | 34 | 22% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 37 | 23% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 9% |
Psychology | 12 | 8% |
Social Sciences | 12 | 8% |
Engineering | 11 | 7% |
Other | 27 | 17% |
Unknown | 45 | 28% |