Does Pain in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis Affect Employment? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Shahnaz Shahrbanian,
Mohammad Auais,
Pierre Duquette,
Katie Anderson,
Nancy E. Mayo
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pain research and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1918-1523
pISSN - 1203-6765
DOI - 10.1155/2013/829464
Subject(s) - meta analysis , affect (linguistics) , systematic review , medicine , chronic pain , medline , sick leave , physical therapy , web of science , multiple sclerosis , clinical psychology , psychology , psychiatry , communication , political science , law
Individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience some of the highest unemployment rates among all groups of chronic illnesses. Pain has been found to be a common reason for sick leave or early retirement in healthy populations or other groups with chronic illness; however, there is little awareness regarding the effect of pain on the work status of individuals with MS.
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