Exploring work productivity loss in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Autor: Sahar Nasr, Wafa Dahmani, Hanene Jaziri, Aya Hammami, Aida Ben Slama, Wafa Ben Ameur, Nour Elleuch, Mahdi Ksiaa, Ali Jmaa
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Future Science OA, Vol 9, Iss 8 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2056-5623
DOI: 10.2144/fsoa-2022-0034
Popis: Aim: We aimed in this study to evaluate the impact of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) on patients’ professional life and to determine predictors of severe work productivity loss (WPL). Materials & methods: A cross sectional study including patients with a confirmed diagnosis of IBD. Work productivity was evaluated with the work productivity and activity impairment score. Results: Severe absenteeism and WPL were found in respectively 7 (5.1%) and 54 (39.1%) patients. In multivariate analysis, the following features were found to be independently associated with severe WPL: penetrating Crohn’s disease (p: 0.001, OR: 6), anemia (p: 0.031, OR: 3.23), diarrhea (p
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