Abstract
Background: Chronic diseases and multimorbidity are increasingly common among persons in working age. This study explores the impact of type, number and combinations of chronic diseases with focus on the role of MSKD on (1) adverse work status (i.e. work disability (WD), economic unemployment (UE) or receiving a living allowance (LA)) and on (2) the occurrence of sick leave.
Methods: Subjects participating in a Dutch household survey, who were
Results: Among 5396 subjects, MSKD was the most common morbidity (17%), multimorbidity occurred in 755/5396 (14%), 436/755 (61%) of subjects with multimorbidity had an MSKD. For MSKD the odds of WD, LA and UE were 2.06 [95% CI 1.56; 2.71], 2.15[1.18; 3.91] and 1.35[0.94; 1.96], respectively, compared to being employed and the odds of SL in MSKD were 2.29[1.92; 2.73]. Mental diseases had a stronger impact on all these outcomes. The odds for adverse work outcomes increased strongly with an increasing number of diseases. When an MSKD was part of multimorbidity, an additional impact on the association with WD and SL was observed.
Conclusions: Multimorbidity has a stronger impact on all work outcomes compared to single chronic diseases. The presence of the MSKD in the context of multimorbidity amplifies the chance of WD or SL.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 10 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders |
Volume | 18 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 10 Jan 2017 |
Keywords
- Living allowance
- Multimorbidity
- Musculoskeletal diseases
- Sick leave
- Unemployment
- Work disability
- Work outcome
- AGE-OF-ONSET
- MENTAL-DISORDERS
- PREVALENCE
- HEALTH
- UNEMPLOYMENT
- BURDEN
- ADULTS