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Work disability and its determinants in patients with pituitary tumor-related disease
- Source :
- Pituitary, 21(6), 593-604, Pituitary
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Introduction Pituitary tumors may have a considerable impact on patients’ functional status, including paid employment, yet research in this area is sparse. Objective To describe work disability and its determinants in patients treated for a pituitary tumor. Methods Cross-sectional study including patients treated for a pituitary tumor in the working age (18–65 years), who completed five validated questionnaires assessing work disability [Short Form-Health and Labour Questionnaire, Work Role Functioning Questionnaire 2.0 (WRFQ)], health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and utility (Short Form-36, EuroQoL) and disease burden (Leiden Bother and Needs Questionnaire-Pituitary). Additional data were extracted from the medical records (age, gender, tumor type, treatment, date of diagnosis) and self-reports (marital status, education, endocrine status). Associations of disease-specific and sociodemographic characteristics, HRQoL, and disease burden with (not) having a paid job were examined through multivariate logistic regression. Results We included 241 patients (61% female, median age 53 years, median time since diagnosis 11 years), of whom 68 (28%) were without a paid job. Patients who had acromegaly, Cushing’s disease, (pan)hypopituitarism, radiotherapy, were single, less educated, lower HRQoL, and increased disease burden were more often without a paid job (p
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Employment
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Health Status
Pituitary Diseases
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Health-related quality of life
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Disease
Article
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Endocrinology
Quality of life
Surveys and Questionnaires
Acromegaly
Absenteeism
Humans
Medicine
Pituitary Neoplasms
Disease burden
Aged
Chi-Square Distribution
business.industry
Medical record
Pituitary tumors
Middle Aged
Presenteeism
medicine.disease
Pituitary adenoma
Cross-Sectional Studies
Socioeconomic Factors
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Quality of Life
Work disability
Marital status
Female
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Pituitary, 21(6), 593-604, Pituitary
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b57dd654b6aae02e3c99fb9d633df949