Employment status and contributing factors among adults with congenital heart disease in Japan.
Junko EnomotoYoshiko MizunoYoshitomo OkajimaYasutaka KawasoeHiroko MorishimaShigeru TatenoPublished in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2020)
Most ACHD can join the workforce but a higher percentage of ACHD do not work and find it challenging to have a career compared with the general population. Moreover, because unemployed patients have low QOL and SWLS scores, obtaining work is crucial to enable these people to have mentally and emotionally stable and fulfilling lives.