TY - JOUR
T1 - Return to the workforce following infective endocarditis - A nationwide cohort study
AU - Butt, Jawad H
AU - Kragholm, Kristian
AU - Dalager-Pedersen, Michael
AU - Rørth, Rasmus
AU - Kristensen, Søren L
AU - Chaudry, Mavish S
AU - Valeur, Nana
AU - Østergaard, Lauge
AU - Torp-Pedersen, Christian
AU - Gislason, Gunnar H.
AU - Køber, Lars
AU - Fosbøl, Emil L.
N1 - Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/1
Y1 - 2018/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: The ability to return to work after infective endocarditis (IE) holds important socioeconomic consequences for both patients and society, yet data on this issue are sparse. We examined return to the workforce and associated factors in IE patients of working age.METHODS: Using Danish nationwide registries, we identified 1,065 patients aged 18-60 years with a first-time diagnosis of IE (1996-2013) who were part of the workforce prior to admission and alive at discharge.RESULTS: One year after discharge, 765 (71.8%) patients had returned to the workforce, 130 (12.2%) were on paid sick leave, 76 (7.1%) received disability pension, 23 (2.2%) were on early retirement, 65 (6.1%) had died, and 6 (0.6%) had emigrated. Factors associated with return to the workforce were identified using multivariable logistic regression. Younger age (18-40 vs 56-60 years; odds ratio, 2.85; 95% CI, 1.71-4.76) and higher level of education (higher educational level vs basic school; 5.47, 2.05-14.6) and income (highest quartile vs lowest; 3.17, 1.85-5.46) were associated with return to the workforce. Longer length of hospital stay (>90 vs 14-30 days; 0.16, 0.07-0.38); stroke during IE admission (0.38, 0.21-0.71); and a history of chronic kidney disease (0.29, 0.11-0.75), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (0.31, 0.13-0.71), and malignancy (0.39, 0.22-0.69) were associated with a lower likelihood of returning to the workforce.CONCLUSIONS: Seven of 10 patients who were part of the workforce prior to IE and alive at discharge were part of the workforce 1 year later. Younger age, higher socioeconomic status, and absence of major comorbidities were associated with return to the workforce.
AB - BACKGROUND: The ability to return to work after infective endocarditis (IE) holds important socioeconomic consequences for both patients and society, yet data on this issue are sparse. We examined return to the workforce and associated factors in IE patients of working age.METHODS: Using Danish nationwide registries, we identified 1,065 patients aged 18-60 years with a first-time diagnosis of IE (1996-2013) who were part of the workforce prior to admission and alive at discharge.RESULTS: One year after discharge, 765 (71.8%) patients had returned to the workforce, 130 (12.2%) were on paid sick leave, 76 (7.1%) received disability pension, 23 (2.2%) were on early retirement, 65 (6.1%) had died, and 6 (0.6%) had emigrated. Factors associated with return to the workforce were identified using multivariable logistic regression. Younger age (18-40 vs 56-60 years; odds ratio, 2.85; 95% CI, 1.71-4.76) and higher level of education (higher educational level vs basic school; 5.47, 2.05-14.6) and income (highest quartile vs lowest; 3.17, 1.85-5.46) were associated with return to the workforce. Longer length of hospital stay (>90 vs 14-30 days; 0.16, 0.07-0.38); stroke during IE admission (0.38, 0.21-0.71); and a history of chronic kidney disease (0.29, 0.11-0.75), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (0.31, 0.13-0.71), and malignancy (0.39, 0.22-0.69) were associated with a lower likelihood of returning to the workforce.CONCLUSIONS: Seven of 10 patients who were part of the workforce prior to IE and alive at discharge were part of the workforce 1 year later. Younger age, higher socioeconomic status, and absence of major comorbidities were associated with return to the workforce.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Denmark/epidemiology
KW - Endocarditis, Bacterial/epidemiology
KW - Female
KW - Follow-Up Studies
KW - Humans
KW - Incidence
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Population Surveillance
KW - Return to Work/statistics & numerical data
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Sick Leave/trends
KW - Social Class
KW - Young Adult
U2 - 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.09.009
DO - 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.09.009
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 29224640
SN - 0002-8703
VL - 195
SP - 130
EP - 138
JO - American Heart Journal
JF - American Heart Journal
ER -