Occupational outcomes of people with multiple sclerosis: a scoping review
Objectives To update the knowledge on the occupational outcomes associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), systematically examine the extent, scope and nature of the pre-existing literature and identify research gaps in the existing literature.Design Scoping review.Data sources A comprehensive databas...
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| author | Guglielmo Dini Alfredo Montecucco Nicoletta Debarbieri Paolo Durando Giuliana Buresti Benedetta Persechino Matilde Inglese Bruno Kusznir Vitturi Alborz Rahmani Elvira Sbragia Paolo Bandiera Michela Ponzio Mario Alberto Battaglia Tommaso Manacorda |
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| description | Objectives To update the knowledge on the occupational outcomes associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), systematically examine the extent, scope and nature of the pre-existing literature and identify research gaps in the existing literature.Design Scoping review.Data sources A comprehensive database search of PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, SciVerse ScienceDirect and Web of Science was performed. There were no time limits.Eligibility criteria We included any peer-reviewed original article reporting the occupational outcomes of people with MS between the ages of 18 and 65 years. We excluded those off-topic and with insufficient information.Methods This review was conducted following the Joanna Briggs Institute recommendations and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for scoping review checklist. Screening, reading of full-texts and data extraction was performed in a standardised way by expert reviewers from 14 July 2021 to 31 October 2021. We provided a narrative synthesis and an overview of findings.Results The initial systematic search yielded 104 228 results. After removing duplicates and applying the exclusion criteria, 403 articles were included in the review. In total, the studies evaluated 492 062 subjects with MS. One hundred fifty-four (38.2%) articles were published in the last 5 years, mostly from Europe and North America (50.9% and 33.0%, respectively). Concerning the occupational outcomes, studies mostly addressed unemployment (311, 77.2%), early retirement (120, 29.8%), disability pension (117, 29.0%), sick leave (77, 19.1%), the indirect cost of MS (74, 18.4%) and work characteristics (57, 14.1%). The results were categorised into seven subtopics: ‘Changes in work and occupational status due to MS’, ‘work-related socio-economic consequences of MS’, ‘risk factors for unfavourable occupational outcomes’, ‘reported barriers to employment’, ‘reported job accommodations and vocational rehabilitation strategies’, ‘job satisfaction, stigma, and disclosing the diagnosis in the workplace’ and ‘rating clinical scales’.Conclusions There are several issues that deserve further in-depth study by the scientific community in order to improve the occupational outcomes of people with MS. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d00b346f338c4e85b40462e05aeb178e2025-01-31T18:45:10ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552022-07-0112710.1136/bmjopen-2021-058948Occupational outcomes of people with multiple sclerosis: a scoping reviewGuglielmo Dini0Alfredo Montecucco1Nicoletta Debarbieri2Paolo Durando3Giuliana Buresti4Benedetta Persechino5Matilde Inglese6Bruno Kusznir Vitturi7Alborz Rahmani8Elvira Sbragia9Paolo Bandiera10Michela Ponzio11Mario Alberto Battaglia12Tommaso Manacorda13Occupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, ItalyDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, ItalyOccupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, ItalyDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, ItalyItalian Workers` Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, ItalyItalian Workers` Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, ItalyIRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, ItalyDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, ItalyDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, ItalyOccupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, ItalyItalian Multiple Sclerosis Association (AISM), Genoa, Italy1 Scientific Research Area, Italian Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Genova, Italy2 Department of Physiopathology, Experimental Medicine and Public Health, University of Siena, Siena, ItalyItalian Multiple Sclerosis Association (AISM), Genoa, ItalyObjectives To update the knowledge on the occupational outcomes associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), systematically examine the extent, scope and nature of the pre-existing literature and identify research gaps in the existing literature.Design Scoping review.Data sources A comprehensive database search of PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, SciVerse ScienceDirect and Web of Science was performed. There were no time limits.Eligibility criteria We included any peer-reviewed original article reporting the occupational outcomes of people with MS between the ages of 18 and 65 years. We excluded those off-topic and with insufficient information.Methods This review was conducted following the Joanna Briggs Institute recommendations and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for scoping review checklist. Screening, reading of full-texts and data extraction was performed in a standardised way by expert reviewers from 14 July 2021 to 31 October 2021. We provided a narrative synthesis and an overview of findings.Results The initial systematic search yielded 104 228 results. After removing duplicates and applying the exclusion criteria, 403 articles were included in the review. In total, the studies evaluated 492 062 subjects with MS. One hundred fifty-four (38.2%) articles were published in the last 5 years, mostly from Europe and North America (50.9% and 33.0%, respectively). Concerning the occupational outcomes, studies mostly addressed unemployment (311, 77.2%), early retirement (120, 29.8%), disability pension (117, 29.0%), sick leave (77, 19.1%), the indirect cost of MS (74, 18.4%) and work characteristics (57, 14.1%). The results were categorised into seven subtopics: ‘Changes in work and occupational status due to MS’, ‘work-related socio-economic consequences of MS’, ‘risk factors for unfavourable occupational outcomes’, ‘reported barriers to employment’, ‘reported job accommodations and vocational rehabilitation strategies’, ‘job satisfaction, stigma, and disclosing the diagnosis in the workplace’ and ‘rating clinical scales’.Conclusions There are several issues that deserve further in-depth study by the scientific community in order to improve the occupational outcomes of people with MS.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/7/e058948.full |
| spellingShingle | Guglielmo Dini Alfredo Montecucco Nicoletta Debarbieri Paolo Durando Giuliana Buresti Benedetta Persechino Matilde Inglese Bruno Kusznir Vitturi Alborz Rahmani Elvira Sbragia Paolo Bandiera Michela Ponzio Mario Alberto Battaglia Tommaso Manacorda Occupational outcomes of people with multiple sclerosis: a scoping review BMJ Open |
| title | Occupational outcomes of people with multiple sclerosis: a scoping review |
| title_full | Occupational outcomes of people with multiple sclerosis: a scoping review |
| title_fullStr | Occupational outcomes of people with multiple sclerosis: a scoping review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occupational outcomes of people with multiple sclerosis: a scoping review |
| title_short | Occupational outcomes of people with multiple sclerosis: a scoping review |
| title_sort | occupational outcomes of people with multiple sclerosis a scoping review |
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