Work participation and work disability in Belgian patients with systemic sclerosis
Work participation in SSc patients is comparable to the general population, although work disability and sick leave remain substantial. Socio-demographic and job-related factors should be taken into account when assessing work outcomes in SSc, rather than basing work outcomes on disease characteristics alone.
Authors
- Saskia Decuman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7715-2374)
- Lauren Delmez
- Annick Viaene (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9379-0213)
- Philippe Carron
- Ine Desimpele
- Dirk Sw Elewaut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7468-974X)
- F. Van den Bosch
- Vanessa Smith
- Piet Mortelé
- Ann-Sophie De Craemer
Institutions
- HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and Arts (BE)
- Ghent University Hospital (BE)
- Ghent University (BE)
- Rijksinstituut voor Ziekte- en Invaliditeitsverzekering (BE)
- VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research (BE)
- AZ Delta (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Lara D. Veeken
- Published
- 2025-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaf684
- Primary Topic
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00