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Open Access 01-12-2015 | Research article

Retirement due to disabilities in patients with type 1 diabetes a nationwide multicenter survey in Brazil

Authors: Marilia Brito Gomes, Carlos Antonio Negrato, On behalf of the Brazilian Type 1 Diabetes Study Group (BrazDiab1SG)

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

Background

There is scarcity of data concerning retirement and workforce loss exclusively in patients with type 1 diabetes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, causes, and predictors of retirement in patients with type 1 diabetes in Brazil.

Methods

This was a multicenter cross-sectional study conducted between December 2008 and December 2010 in 28 public clinics in 20 Brazilian cities. Data were obtained from 3,180 patients aged 22 ± 11.7 years; 56.3% of the participants were female, and 57.4% were Caucasians. The mean time since diabetes diagnosis was 10.3 ± 8.1 years. Patients’ information (clinical factors and retirement data) was obtained through a questionnaire and a chart review. Patients were retired by diabetes according to the Brazilian Institute of Social Security’s criteria that takes in account the presence of diabetes-related chronic complications certified by a doctor, excluding any personal reason or another health condition besides diabetes. Both quantitative and qualitative tests were employed, and a multivariate logistic regression model was performed to identify the factors associated with retirement due to disabilities in patients with type 1 diabetes.

Results

The overall frequency of retirement was 4.2%, with no difference between genders. The mean age of retirement was 35.5 ± 9.3 years, resulting in 17.5 ± 9.1 years of workforce losses. These patients had a significantly higher prevalence of severe hypoglycemia, proliferative and non-proliferative retinopathy, foot disorders, chronic or end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis or transplantation, cataracts, glaucoma, psychological disorders, hypertension, and overweight/obesity than did the employed patients. Multivariate logistic regression analysis with retirement as the dependent variable showed adjusted odds ratios (ORs) of 4.87 (2.66-8.78) for the presence of microvascular complications and 3.7 (2.04-6.70) for macrovascular complications.

Conclusions

Retirement due to disabilities occurred in 4.2% of Brazilian patients with type 1 diabetes at an early age and is strongly associated with diabetes-related chronic complications. Health care workers should thus reevaluate the quality of care given to these patients.
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Metadata
Title
Retirement due to disabilities in patients with type 1 diabetes a nationwide multicenter survey in Brazil
Authors
Marilia Brito Gomes
Carlos Antonio Negrato
On behalf of the Brazilian Type 1 Diabetes Study Group (BrazDiab1SG)
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1812-4

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