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Open Access 01-12-2017 | Research article

The relationship between socio-demographic factors, health status, treatment type, and employment outcome in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in Japan

Authors: J Mahlich, K Matsuoka, Y Nakamura, R Sruamsiri

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Background

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) constitutes a huge burden for patients and studies show that IBD patients have difficulties remaining in employment. Because there is no data about the unemployment of IBD patients in Japan.

Methods

We surveyed a representative sample of 1068 Japanese IBD patients regarding their employment status.

Results

We found that the labor force participation rate is lower and unemployment higher for patients with IBD compared to the general population. Factors associated with unemployment in the IBD sample are older age, female gender, and the prevalence of depression.

Discussion

IBD constitutes a high burden for patients in Japan regarding employment outcome.
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Metadata
Title
The relationship between socio-demographic factors, health status, treatment type, and employment outcome in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in Japan
Authors
J Mahlich
K Matsuoka
Y Nakamura
R Sruamsiri
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4516-0

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