Work Disability in Early XXXX : A Longitudinal Population-based Cohort Study.

@entity1 @entity717 @entity785
OBJECTIVE: To study @entity717 ( @entity717 ) with reference to levels of sick leave and disability pension in early @entity785 ( @entity785 ). METHODS: @entity1 with @entity785 living in the southern part of Sweden with onset of their first non-Raynaud symptom between 2003 and 2009 and with a followup of 36 months were included in a longitudinal study. Thirty-two @entity1 (26 @entity1 , 24 with limited @entity785 ) with a median age of 47.5 years (interquartile range 43-53) were identified. @entity717 was calculated in 30-day intervals from 12 months prior to disease onset until 36 months after, presented as the prevalence of @entity717 per year (0-3) and as the period prevalence of mean net days per month (   SD). Comparisons were made between @entity1 with different disease severity and sociodemographic characteristics, and between @entity1 and a reference group (RG) from the general population. RESULTS: Seventy-eight percent had no @entity717 1 year prior to disease onset, which decreased to 47% after 3 years. The relative risk for @entity717 in @entity1 with @entity785 compared with RG was 0.95 (95% CI 0.39-2.33) at diagnosis, and increased to 2.41 (1.28-4.55) after 3 years. There were no significant correlations between @entity717 and disease severity, but between @entity717 and years at workplace (rs = -0.72; p = 0.002), education (rs = -0.51; p = 0.004), and sickness absence the month before disease onset (rs = 0.58; p = 0.001), respectively. CONCLUSION: Considerable increase in @entity717 was noted 3 years after disease onset. Limited education, fewer years at workplace, and sickness absence before disease onset may be risk factors for sustained @entity717 .
