Does Pain in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis Affect Employment? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND: 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 li...

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Main Authors: Shahnaz Shahrbanian, Mohammad Auais, Pierre Duquette, Katie Anderson, Nancy E Mayo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/829464
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description BACKGROUND: 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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spelling doaj-art-4f460e947e5e415899402d6af54212892025-02-03T01:04:54ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67652013-01-01185e94e10010.1155/2013/829464Does Pain in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis Affect Employment? A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisShahnaz Shahrbanian0Mohammad Auais1Pierre Duquette2Katie Anderson3Nancy E Mayo4School of Physical & Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaSchool of Physical & Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaNotre-Dame Hospital (CHUM), University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDivision of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaSchool of Physical & Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaBACKGROUND: 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/829464
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title_short Does Pain in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis Affect Employment? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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