Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on work productivity in patients with spondyloarthritis: results from the Dutch SpA-Net registry

Objective To investigate whether work productivity in patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA) changed following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Data from the Dutch SpA-Net registry were used. Work productivity was assessed with the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment General Health questionnaire. Proportions of patients employed and their overall work impairment (0%–100%) were compared during a 1-year period before (‘pre-pandemic’) and a 1-year period after the onset (‘post-onset’) of the pandemic (March 2020). Generalised estimating equation analysis of all assessments since 2... Mehr ...