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Occupational disability

MedGen UID:
1787081
•Concept ID:
C5539762
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0033695

Definition

This is a general term that denotes a reduced ability to perform the work that one performed prior to an illness, and may be related to pain, cognitive dysfunction, fatigue or other physical disabilities. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOccupational disability

Professional guidelines

PubMed

A scoping review and best evidence synthesis for treatment of partial-thickness rotator cuff tears.
Eubank BHF, Sheps DM, Dennett L, Connick A, Bouliane M, Panu A, Harding G, Beaupre LA
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2024 Mar;33(3):e126-e152. Epub 2023 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2023.10.027. PMID: 38103720
Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Adults With Stroke.
Hildebrand MW, Geller D, Proffitt R
Am J Occup Ther 2023 Sep 1;77(5) doi: 10.5014/ajot.2023.077501. PMID: 37862268
Treatment of hyperhidrosis.
Stolman LP
J Drugs Dermatol 2003 Oct;2(5):521-7. PMID: 14558400

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Dysautonomia: A Forgotten Condition - Part 1.
Rocha EA, Mehta N, Távora-Mehta MZP, Roncari CF, Cidrão AAL, Elias Neto J
Arq Bras Cardiol 2021 Apr;116(4):814-835. doi: 10.36660/abc.20200420. PMID: 33886735Free PMC Article
Determinants of disability pension applications and awarded disability pensions in Finland, 2009 and 2014.
Perhoniemi R, Blomgren J, Laaksonen M
Scand J Public Health 2020 Mar;48(2):172-180. Epub 2019 May 2 doi: 10.1177/1403494819843778. PMID: 31044651
Contact allergy: an update.
Ljubojević Hadžavdić S, Pustišek N, Žužul K, Švigir A
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2018 Jun;153(3):419-428. Epub 2017 Dec 1 doi: 10.23736/S0392-0488.17.05844-8. PMID: 29199804
HIV infection and depression.
Arseniou S, Arvaniti A, Samakouri M
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2014 Feb;68(2):96-109. Epub 2013 Oct 30 doi: 10.1111/pcn.12097. PMID: 24552630
Depression and occupational disability in five diagnostic groups: a review of recent research.
Crisp R
Disabil Rehabil 2007 Feb 28;29(4):267-79. doi: 10.1080/09638280600835267. PMID: 17364777

Diagnosis

Dysautonomia: A Forgotten Condition - Part 1.
Rocha EA, Mehta N, Távora-Mehta MZP, Roncari CF, Cidrão AAL, Elias Neto J
Arq Bras Cardiol 2021 Apr;116(4):814-835. doi: 10.36660/abc.20200420. PMID: 33886735Free PMC Article
Determinants of disability pension applications and awarded disability pensions in Finland, 2009 and 2014.
Perhoniemi R, Blomgren J, Laaksonen M
Scand J Public Health 2020 Mar;48(2):172-180. Epub 2019 May 2 doi: 10.1177/1403494819843778. PMID: 31044651
Contact allergy: an update.
Ljubojević Hadžavdić S, Pustišek N, Žužul K, Švigir A
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2018 Jun;153(3):419-428. Epub 2017 Dec 1 doi: 10.23736/S0392-0488.17.05844-8. PMID: 29199804
Depression and occupational disability in five diagnostic groups: a review of recent research.
Crisp R
Disabil Rehabil 2007 Feb 28;29(4):267-79. doi: 10.1080/09638280600835267. PMID: 17364777
Generalized anxiety and mixed anxiety-depression: association with disability and health care utilization.
Roy-Byrne PP
J Clin Psychiatry 1996;57 Suppl 7:86-91. PMID: 8690701

Therapy

Determinants of disability pension applications and awarded disability pensions in Finland, 2009 and 2014.
Perhoniemi R, Blomgren J, Laaksonen M
Scand J Public Health 2020 Mar;48(2):172-180. Epub 2019 May 2 doi: 10.1177/1403494819843778. PMID: 31044651
Prediction of all-cause occupational disability among US Army soldiers.
Nelson DA, Wolcott VL, Kurina LM
Occup Environ Med 2016 Jul;73(7):442-51. Epub 2016 Apr 29 doi: 10.1136/oemed-2015-103436. PMID: 27129391
Smoking habits and occupational disability: a cohort study of 14,483 construction workers.
Claessen H, Arndt V, Drath C, Brenner H
Occup Environ Med 2010 Feb;67(2):84-90. Epub 2009 Sep 22 doi: 10.1136/oem.2009.046318. PMID: 19773274
Medical co-morbidity in depressive disorders.
Benton T, Staab J, Evans DL
Ann Clin Psychiatry 2007 Oct-Dec;19(4):289-303. doi: 10.1080/10401230701653542. PMID: 18058286
Treatment of hyperhidrosis.
Stolman LP
J Drugs Dermatol 2003 Oct;2(5):521-7. PMID: 14558400

Prognosis

Mortality, cancer incidence, and disability among professional drivers in Slovenia.
Margan A, Fikfak MD
Arh Hig Rada Toksikol 2022;74(4):246-251. Epub 2023 Dec 29 doi: 10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3784. PMID: 38146754Free PMC Article
Dysautonomia: A Forgotten Condition - Part 1.
Rocha EA, Mehta N, Távora-Mehta MZP, Roncari CF, Cidrão AAL, Elias Neto J
Arq Bras Cardiol 2021 Apr;116(4):814-835. doi: 10.36660/abc.20200420. PMID: 33886735Free PMC Article
Fatigue and depression in multiple sclerosis: pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.
Brenner P, Piehl F
Acta Neurol Scand 2016 Sep;134 Suppl 200:47-54. doi: 10.1111/ane.12648. PMID: 27580906
HIV infection and depression.
Arseniou S, Arvaniti A, Samakouri M
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2014 Feb;68(2):96-109. Epub 2013 Oct 30 doi: 10.1111/pcn.12097. PMID: 24552630
Depression and occupational disability in five diagnostic groups: a review of recent research.
Crisp R
Disabil Rehabil 2007 Feb 28;29(4):267-79. doi: 10.1080/09638280600835267. PMID: 17364777

Clinical prediction guides

Sleep disorders in anti-NMDAR encephalitis.
Ariño H, Muñoz-Lopetegi A, Martinez-Hernandez E, Armangue T, Rosa-Justicia M, Escudero D, Matos N, Graus F, Sugranyes G, Castro-Fornieles J, Compte A, Dalmau J, Santamaria J
Neurology 2020 Aug 11;95(6):e671-e684. Epub 2020 Jun 23 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000009987. PMID: 32576635
The Relation Between Catastrophizing and Occupational Disability in Individuals with Major Depression: Concurrent and Prospective Associations.
Adams H, Thibault P, Ellis T, Moore E, Sullivan M
J Occup Rehabil 2017 Sep;27(3):405-412. doi: 10.1007/s10926-016-9669-7. PMID: 27770242
Prediction of occupational disability from psychological and neuropsychological evidence in forensic context.
Schultz IZ, Law AK, Cruikshank LC
Int J Law Psychiatry 2016 Nov-Dec;49(Pt B):183-196. Epub 2016 Oct 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2016.10.005. PMID: 27810113
Prediction of all-cause occupational disability among US Army soldiers.
Nelson DA, Wolcott VL, Kurina LM
Occup Environ Med 2016 Jul;73(7):442-51. Epub 2016 Apr 29 doi: 10.1136/oemed-2015-103436. PMID: 27129391
Depression and occupational disability in five diagnostic groups: a review of recent research.
Crisp R
Disabil Rehabil 2007 Feb 28;29(4):267-79. doi: 10.1080/09638280600835267. PMID: 17364777

Recent systematic reviews

A scoping review and best evidence synthesis for treatment of partial-thickness rotator cuff tears.
Eubank BHF, Sheps DM, Dennett L, Connick A, Bouliane M, Panu A, Harding G, Beaupre LA
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2024 Mar;33(3):e126-e152. Epub 2023 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2023.10.027. PMID: 38103720
Managing emotions in panic disorder: A systematic review of studies related to emotional intelligence, alexithymia, emotion regulation, and coping.
Oussi A, Hamid K, Bouvet C
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 2023 Jun;79:101835. Epub 2023 Jan 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2023.101835. PMID: 36680910

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