131825 20240319081030.0 doi 10.1016/j.msard.2021.103398 sideral 137006 ART-2022-137006 eng Sainz de la Maza, Susana Measuring productivity loss in early relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis 2022 Background Multiple sclerosis is one of the most common causes of neurological disability in young adults with major consequences for their autonomy and capacity to maintain employment. Objective The aim of this study was to assess the impact on work productivity in early-stage relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Methods A multicenter, non-interventional study was conducted. Adult patients with a diagnosis of RRMS, a disease duration ≤ 3 years, and an Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score of 0–5.5 were included. Absenteeism, presenteeism, and unpaid work loss due to RRMS were measured using the Valuation of Lost Productivity (VOLP) questionnaire. The EDSS, SymptoMScreen, 5-item Modified Fatigue Impact Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Symbol Digit Modalities Test, and Multiple Sclerosis Work Difficulties Questionnaire were used to gather information on disability, patients’ perception of symptom severity, fatigue, mood/anxiety, cognition, and problems in the workplace, respectively. Associations between the VOLP and clinical and work outcomes were analyzed using Spearman's rank correlations. Results A total of 189 patients were included. Mean age (SD) was 36.1 ± 9.4 years and 71.4% were female. Mean disease duration was 1.2 ± 0.8 years. Median EDSS score was 1.0 (IQR 0, 2.0). One hundred thirty patients (68.8%) were working for pay or self-employed. Fifty-three patients (40.8%) reported absence from work in the past 3 months with an average of 14.3 absent workdays. Their health problems resulted in the loss of 3.4% of their actual work time in the past 7 days. Thirty patients got help (11.8 h) with their unpaid work activities in the past 7 days. Absenteeism was significantly correlated with anxiety and depression (rho=0.298 and 0.291, p<0.001), fatigue (rho=0.214, p = 0.014), and symptom severity (rho=0.213, p = 0.015). Presenteeism was significantly correlated with fatigue (rho=0.375, p<0.001), symptom severity (rho=0.373, p<0.001), depression (rho=0.263, p = 0.008), and disability (rho=0.215, p = 0.031). Conclusions Productivity loss even in a RRMS population with short disease duration stresses the need for more efficient treatment control of disease activity from earlier stages. info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 4.0 2022 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 69 / 212 = 0.325 2022 Q2 T1 0.92 2022 Medicine (miscellaneous) 2022 Q1 Neurology (clinical) 2022 Q2 Neurology 2022 Q2 5.6 2022 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Maurino, Jorge Borges, Mónica Martín-Martínez, Jesús Sotoca, Javier Alonso, Ana Caminero, Ana B. Borrega, Laura Sánchez-Menoyo, José L. Barrero-Hernández, Francisco J. Calles, Carmen Brieva, Luis Blasco, Maria R. Dotor García-Soto, Julio Campo-Amigo, María del Navarro-Cantó, Laura Agüera, Eduardo Garcés, Moisés Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-1756-5492 Carmona, Olga Gabaldón-Torres, Laura Forero, Lucía Hervás, Mariona Ruiz de Alda, Lucía Gómez-Ballesteros, Rocío Castillo-Triviño, Tamara 1007 610 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm. Area Medicina 58 (2022), 103398 [5 pp.] Mult. scler. relat. disord. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders 2211-0348 443207 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/131825/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2265979 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/131825/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:131825 articulos driver 2024-03-18-17:06:57 ARTICLE