January 1, 1996Lara D. VeekenOpen Access

Prediction of Permanent Work Disability in a Follow-Up Study of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results of a Tree Structured Analysis Using Recpam

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Population

73 gainfully employed consecutive out-patients with early rheumatoid arthritis

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

mean 6 yr (S.D. +/- 2 yr)

Authors

WMW. MauLeibniz University Hannover MBM. BornmannMedizinische Hochschule Hannover HWHans WeberFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Discussion

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Implication

Early RA work disability may prompt vocational support; this Level 3 cohort finding is hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.

Structured PICO

Population

73 gainfully employed consecutive out-patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (≥ 5 ARA 1958 criteria, disease duration ≤ 12 months)

Outcome

Permanent work disability (PWD)

Permanent work disability occurs early in a substantial number of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and risk profiles can be defined using RECPAM analysis.

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Mau et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7f1a03088720e7049b2f0c https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/35.7.652

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Implication

Early RA work disability may prompt vocational support; this Level 3 cohort finding is hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.

Prediction of Permanent Work Disability in a Follow-Up Study of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results of a Tree Structured Analysis Using Recpam

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Implication

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Prediction of Permanent Work Disability in a Follow-Up Study of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results of a Tree Structured Analysis Using Recpam

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Implication

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