Education and employment in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis - a standardized comparison to the German general population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although several studies show that JIA-patients have significantly lower employment rates than the general population, the research on educational and occupational attainments in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) remain conflicting most likely due to small sample sizes. Therefore, aim of this study is to compare the educational achievements and employment status of 3698 JIA-patients with the German general population (GGP).

Methods

"SEPIA" was a large cross-sectional study on the current status of a historic cohort of JIA-patients treated in a single center between 1952 and 2010. For the analyses of education and employment a sub-cohort was extracted, including only adult cases with a confirmed diagnosis of JIA (N = 2696). Participants were asked t

SUBMITTER: Schlichtiger J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5440947 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature