Sickness Absence Versus Physical, Mental, and Job-related Factors in Patients With Chronic Pulmonary Disease

People with chronic respiratory disease have shortened work life, their disease is associated with greater work disability and they are at greater risk of being unemployed. Lower employment rates and higher sickness absence is expensive for the community and leads to financial as well as social consequences for the individual.

There is a lack of data on factors that can predict sickness absence and disability in patients with pulmonary disease. We therefore want to study a group of people with COPD and asthma referred to our clinic. The study will investigate relationships between sickness absence and exercise capacity, job-related factors, disease severity, self-efficacy, health related quality of life and subjective health complaints.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Asthma Bronchial Diseases Chronic Disease Disease Attributes Hypersensitivity Hypersensitivity, Immediate Immune System Diseases Lung Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Respiratory Hypersensitivity Respiratory Tract Diseases

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Glittreklinikken

Hakadal, Akershus, 1485, Norway

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

chronic pulmonary disease
employed
periods of sickness absence in the year prior to admittance

Exclusion criteria

lack of ability to complete the rehabilitation program

Treatment and study plan

Vocational pulmonary rehabilitation

Other

Multidisciplinary pulmonary rehabilitation with emphasis on vocational issues

Primary outcomes

Number of subjects absent from work more than 10 days 4 weeks prior to follow-up

Time frame: 12 months

The subjects are interviewed after 12 months. Number of days absent from work during 4 weeks prior to the interview are recorded.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

LHL Helse

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Relationships Between Sickness Absence and Physical, Mental, and Job-related Factors in Patients With Chronic Pulmonary Disease

Important dates

Study start: 2008
Primary completion: 2011
Study completion: 2011
First posted: May 6, 2010
Registry last updated: May 15, 2012

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