Work Ability and Employment in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study on the Role of Muscle Strength and Lower Extremity Function.

Carolin BernerSandra HaiderIgor GrabovacThomas LamprechtKarl Heinrich FenzlLudwig ErlacherMichael QuittanThomas Ernst Dorner

Published in: International journal of rheumatology (2018)

The association of employment status and work ability with parameters of physical fitness suggests that improvement in muscle strength and lower extremity function may positively influence work ability and employment in individuals with RA.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
mental illness
disease activity
ankylosing spondylitis
physical activity
risk factors
mental health