Prevalence of-And risk factors for work disability in Dutch patients with inflammatory bowel disease

AIM to determine the prevalence of work disability in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and to assess risk factors associated with work disability. METHODS For this retrospective cohort study, we retrieved clinical data from the Dutch IBD Biobank on July 2014, containing electronic patient records of 3388 IBD patients treated in the eight University Medical Centers in the Netherlands. Prevalence of work disability was assessed in 2794 IBD patients and compared with the general Dutch population. Multivariate analyses were performed for work disability (sick leave, partial and full disability) a... Mehr ...