Education as important predictor for successful employment in adults with congenital heart disease worldwide.

Maayke A SlumanSilke ApersJudith K SluiterKaren NieuwenhuijsenPhilip MoonsKoen LuyckxAdrienne H KovacsCorina ThometWerner BudtsJunko EnomotoHsiao-Ling YangJamie L JacksonPaul KhairyStephen C CookRaghavan SubramanyanLuis AldayKatrine EriksenMikael DellborgMalin BerghammerEva MattssonAndrew S MackieSamuel MenahemMaryanne CaruanaKathy GosneyAlexandra SoufiSusan M FernandesKamila S WhiteEdward CallusShelby KuttyBerto J BoumaBarbara J M Muldernull null

Published in: Congenital heart disease (2019)

There are genuine differences in the impact of CHD on employment status in different countries. Although the majority of adult CHD patients are employed, limitations at work are common. Education appears to be the main predictor for successful employment and should therefore be encouraged in patients with CHD.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
healthcare
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
mental illness
quality improvement
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
mental health
young adults
childhood cancer