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Work productivity trajectories of Australians living with multiple sclerosis: A group-based modelling approach
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Bessing, B and Hussain, MA and Claflin, SB and Chen, J and Blizzard, L and van Dijk, P and Kirk-Brown, A and Taylor, BVM and van der Mei, I, Work productivity trajectories of Australians living with multiple sclerosis: A group-based modelling approach, Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 54 Article online ahead of print. ISSN 2211-0348 (2021) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1016/j.msard.2021.103131
Abstract
Background: Studies have documented reduced work capacity and work productivity loss in multiple sclerosis (MS). Little is known about the longitudinal trajectories of work productivity in MS.
Objectives: To examine trajectories of work productivity in people living with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) and the factors associated with the trajectories.
Methods: Study participants were employed participants of the Australian MS Longitudinal Study (AMSLS) followed from 2015 to 2019 with at least two repeated measures (n=2121). We used group-based trajectory modelling to identify unique work productivity trajectories in PwMS.
Results: We identified three distinct trajectories of work productivity: 'moderately reduced' (17.0% of participants) with a mean work productivity level of 47.6% in 2015 (slope -0.97% per year (p= 0.22)), 'mildly reduced' (46.7%) with a mean work productivity of 86.3% in 2015 (slope 0.70% per year (p=0.12)), and 'full' (36.3%) with a mean work productivity of 99.7% in 2015 (slope 0.29% per year (p= 0.30)). Higher education level, higher disability, and higher MS symptom severity are associated with increased probability of being in a worse work productivity trajectory.
Conclusion: We identified three distinct work productivity trajectories in PwMS which were stable over time and differentiated by their baseline level of work productivity.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | absenteeism, fatigue, multiple sclerosis, presenteeism, symptoms, trajectories, work productivity |
Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
Research Group: | Neurosciences |
Research Field: | Neurology and neuromuscular diseases |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Clinical health |
Objective Field: | Treatment of human diseases and conditions |
UTAS Author: | Bessing, B (Mr Barnabas Bessing) |
UTAS Author: | Hussain, MA (Dr Akhtar Hussain) |
UTAS Author: | Claflin, SB (Dr Suzi Claflin) |
UTAS Author: | Chen, J (Miss Jing Chen) |
UTAS Author: | Blizzard, L (Professor Leigh Blizzard) |
UTAS Author: | Taylor, BVM (Professor Bruce Taylor) |
UTAS Author: | van der Mei, I (Professor Ingrid van der Mei) |
ID Code: | 146175 |
Year Published: | 2021 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 7 |
Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
Deposited On: | 2021-08-24 |
Last Modified: | 2022-08-23 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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