Variables Related to Working Capability among Swiss Patients with Multiple Sclerosis—A Cohort Study

Oliver Findling, Magdalena Baltisberger, Simon Jung, Christian P Kamm, Heinrich P Mattle and Johann Sellner

PLOS ONE, 2015, vol. 10, issue 4, 1-9

Abstract: Introduction: Reduced working capability is one of the most devastating consequences of multiple sclerosis (MS). We aimed to study working capability and related variables in Swiss MS patients. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of employment status and risk factors for reduced working capability among MS patients treated at our outpatient clinic. A questionnaire was mailed to 644 MS patients and returned by 69.7%. 405 patients (66% female, mean age 44.2 years (SD±10.2), median EDSS 3.0 (SD±1.8)) were eligible for subsequent analysis. Results: After a mean disease duration of 12.3 years (SD±8.25), full or part time employment was declared by 26.7% and 25.7%, respectively. Incapacity to work was reported by 27.1%. A total of 52.8% specified MS as the cause for altered working capability, whereas 20.5% cited reasons unrelated to the disorder. Even with minimal disability (EDSS

Date: 2015
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