Multiple Sclerosis impact on employment and income in New Zealand

Multiple Sclerosis impact on employment and income in New Zealand

Background and Objectives We investigated the demographic, social and clinical characteristics associated with employment status and income for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in New Zealand (NZ). Methods The NZ National MS Prevalence study included all persons resident in NZ on census day 2006...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta neurologica Scandinavica 2017-09, Vol.136 (3), p.223-232
Hauptverfasser: Pearson, J. F., Alla, S., Clarke, G., Mason, D. F., Anderson, T., Richardson, A., Miller, D. H., Sabel, C. E., Abernethy, D. A., Willoughby, E. W., Taylor, B. V.
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
Age
Census
education
Employment
Employment - statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
income
Income - statistics & numerical data
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis - economics
Multiple Sclerosis - epidemiology
New Zealand
prevalence
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Zusammenfassung:Background and Objectives We investigated the demographic, social and clinical characteristics associated with employment status and income for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in New Zealand (NZ). Methods The NZ National MS Prevalence study included all persons resident in NZ on census day 2006 diagnosed with MS (96.7% coverage). Factors associated with employment and income status among the working age population (25‐64 years) were identified by linear regression. Results Over 90% of working age people with MS (n=1727) had a work history, but 54% were not working. Work loss occurred early in the disease course, and at low disability (P
ISSN:0001-6314
1600-0404
DOI:10.1111/ane.12714