The Relationship between Gender, Severity of Disease, Treatment Type, and Employment Outcome in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Israel

Introduction. Since individuals with IBD typically experience symptoms during their prime years of employment, it raises the question about IBD impact on employment status. Most studies concentrated on absenteeism from work with varying results in different populations. However, absenteeism reflects only one dimension of the ability to work and does not expose the problem of inability to hold a full-time job. Aims. To evaluate the influence of IBD on unemployment and working hours in Israel. Secondary aims were to investigate the correlation between working hours and the type of medical treatment and the impact of severity of disease. Patients and Methods. Demographic data, employment status, number of weekly working hours, and disease parameters. The data was compared to that of the general Israeli population extracted from the website of the Central Bureau of Statistics. Results. 242 IBD patients were interviewed. Patients median age was 37.04(IQR 30.23-44.68) years and 88 (36.4%) were men and 154 (63.6%) women. Diagnosis of CD was established in 167 (69%) patients and UC in 65 (26.9%). There was no significant reduction in employment rates or working hours among the IBD patients comparing to the general population. Immunosuppressive or biologic treatment did not influence employment status. The unemployed patients had higher disease severity (median 7.33, IQR 5-10.66) compared to employed patients (median 6, IQR 3.66-7.66; p=0.003). Conclusions. Although IBD patients in Israel do not have higher unemployment, those with severe disease have lower proportion of employment.

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IMPLICATIONSOF SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS TECHNOLOGY IN INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCES

International Journal of Management Innovation & Entrepreneurial Research ◽

10.18510/ijmier.2017.326 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 99-110 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mohamad El Khatib ◽

M. Firdouse Rahman Khan

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Demographic Data ◽

Research Work ◽

Full Time ◽

Social Media Networks ◽

Language Studies ◽

Business Engineering ◽

Research And Education ◽

The Impact

PurposeSocial media has transformed and influenced communication, research and education in general through the vast variety of online tools which are available for communication.The objectives of the research study is to examine and analyze the influence of Social Media on the academic Performance of students and their social interpersonal skills.Design/methodology/approach195 samples were collected from full-time undergraduate students studying in the University from different faculties including business, engineering, law, English Studies and Language Studies. The descriptive statistics analysis was used to analyze the demographic data while inferential statistics was used in testing the research hypotheses. The results obtained from the analyses were used to interpret the outcomes.FindingsThe empirical results reveal that the students get to learn through social media differently enabling them new information and are also able to communicate easily with others. The communication exchanged is irrelevant to studies and does not help them in any manner to improve their learning. It is confirmed that the Social Media effects do not support the Learning of the students and most of the students are addicted to social media.Practical ImplicationsThe study confirms that it is good means to approach the students through social media whichmight boost the education in an easier way.Originality/valueThe research work is of its first kind as it focuses on the impact of social media on the academic performances of the students studying in Higher Educational Institutions.

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Caregiver work modifications: A hidden cost of cancer care.

Journal of Clinical Oncology ◽

10.1200/jco.2016.34.3_suppl.190 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 34 (3_suppl) ◽

pp. 190-190 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Emma Blackmon ◽

Janice Bell ◽

Robin L. Whitney ◽

Sarah C. Reed ◽

Katherine Kim ◽

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Keyword(s):

Family Member ◽

Cancer Care ◽

Employment Status ◽

Full Time ◽

Or Education ◽

Hidden Cost ◽

Education And Employment ◽

Using Data ◽

Caregiving Roles ◽

The Impact

190 Background: Recent national reports highlight the dramatically rising costs of cancer care and its impact on financial hardship among survivors. Comparatively little attention, however, has been paid to the contributions of family and friends in unpaid caregiving roles—specifically, the impact of caregiving on caregivers jobs and work life. Methods: Using data collected in the 2012 LIVESTRONG Survey of People Affected by Cancer, we examined the prevalence of cancer survivors reporting that they had a friend or family member providing care to them during or after cancer treatment. Then, among those reporting they had a caregiver employed at that time, we used logistic regression to examine caregiver work modifications (i.e., paid time, unpaid time off, changing hours or duties, or making a change in employment status. All models controlled for survivor age at diagnosis, sex, race/ethnicity, income, education and employment status as potential predictors. Results: Of the respondents (n = 6310), 88% reported a family member or friend provided care as follows (in non-mutually exclusive categories): spouses (64%), friends (47%), parents (40%), siblings (31%), children (28%) or other family member (14%). Among survivors with employed caregivers (n = 4,984), 41% reported that their caregiver made a work modification; of these 57% took paid time off, 41% took unpaid time off, 4% switched from full time to part time and 3% took early retirement. Caregivers were more likely to make work modifications for survivors with low (versus high) income or education and for unemployed (versus employed) survivors. The age of the survivor was also a significant factor, with caregivers making more work modifications for younger survivors (ages 18-64) compared to older survivors (age > 65)—with ORs of caregiver work modfications increasing from 1.70 to 6.92 in a dose response by survivor age. Conclusions: Family and friends provide care to a majority of individuals with cancer and many make substantial modifications to their work—contributions which are not routinely counted in estimates of the cost of cancer care. Interventions may be warranted to support caregivers, particular those of survivors with lower income, less education and those of younger age.

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients’ Perspectives during COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a Portuguese Survey

GE Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology ◽

10.1159/000518945 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Joana Branco Revés ◽

Catarina Frias-Gomes ◽

Bárbara Morão ◽

Catarina Nascimento ◽

Carolina Palmela ◽

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Keyword(s):

Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽

Immunosuppressive Therapy ◽

Bowel Disease ◽

Severe Disease ◽

Professional Life ◽

Professional Activity ◽

Biologic Treatment ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Inflammatory Bowel ◽

The Impact

Introduction: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) do not seem to be at increased risk of infection by SARS-CoV-2, but there is a concern whether immunosuppressive therapy may be associated with more severe disease. Several clinical practice recommendations have been published to help guide IBD care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, few studies have addressed patients’ perspectives and fears. We aimed to evaluate Portuguese IBD patients’ perspectives on the clinical management of their disease during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic as well as the impact on their professional life. Methods: An anonymous electronic survey was created using REDCap and was distributed by the Portuguese Association of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (APDI) between May and August 2020. Patients’ perspectives on immunosuppressive therapy, disease management, interaction with gastroenterology departments, and the impact of the pandemic in their professional life were assessed. Patients’ proposals to improve medical care were also evaluated. Descriptive analysis and logistic regression were performed. Results: A total of 137 participants answered the survey (79.6% females, mean age 41.7 ± 12.1 years). Although having IBD and receiving treatment with immunosuppressors (thiopurines, steroids, or biologics) were considered promotors of anxiety, most patients (85.4%) agreed that disease remission was a priority and only a minority of patients interrupted their treatment during the pandemic. In multivariate analysis, active disease, biologic treatment, and use of corticosteroids in the last 3 months were perceived by the patients as high-risk features for increased risk of SARS-Cov-2 infection and more severe disease. Fifty-nine patients (44%) believed that their follow-up was influenced by the pandemic and only 58.8% felt that they had the opportunity to discuss their therapeutic options with their doctor. Sixty-three patients (46.0%) were working from home during the pandemic, although this decision was related to IBD and immunosuppressive therapy in only 36.5 and 39.7% of the cases, respectively. Areas where care could have been improved during the pandemic were identified by patients, namely enhancement of the communication with IBD professionals, conciliation of telemedicine with face-to-face appointments, and facilitation of the interaction between patients and employers. Conclusion: Most patients agreed that maintaining IBD remission is crucial, and only a minority of the patients stopped their treatment as per their own initiative. IBD status only had a small influence on patients’ professional activity during the COVID-19 outbreak, with most changes being related to the pandemic itself.

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Research Note: Gender Differences in Employment During the COVID-19 Epidemic

Demography ◽

10.1215/00703370-9710353 ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Andrés Villarreal ◽

Wei-hsin Yu

Keyword(s):

Labor Force ◽

Labor Force Participation ◽

Employment Status ◽

Research Note ◽

Women's Employment ◽

Full Time ◽

Women’S Employment ◽

Health Crisis ◽

Full Time Employment ◽

The Impact

Abstract We investigate the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on gender disparities in three employment outcomes: labor force participation, full-time employment, and unemployment. Using data from the monthly Current Population Survey, in this research note we test individual fixed-effects models to examine the employment status of women relative to that of men in the nine months following the onset of the epidemic in March of 2020. We also test separate models to examine differences between women and men based on the presence of young children. Because the economic effects of the epidemic coincided with the summer months, when women's employment often declines, we account for seasonality in women's employment status. After doing so, we find that women's full-time employment did not decline significantly relative to that of men during the months following the beginning of the epidemic. Gender gaps in unemployment and labor force participation did increase, however, in the early and later months of the year, respectively. Our findings regarding women's labor force participation and employment have implications for our understanding of the long-term effects of the health crisis on other demographic outcomes.

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Medium Cut-Off Dialysis Membranes: Can They Have Impact on Outcome of COVID-19 Hemodialysis Patients?

Blood Purification ◽

10.1159/000513621 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-4

Author(s):

Serkan Feyyaz Yalın ◽

Mehmet Rıza Altıparmak ◽

Mevlut Tamer Dincer ◽

Serap Yadigar ◽

Ahmet Murt ◽

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Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Medical Records ◽

Severe Disease ◽

Hemodialysis Patients ◽

Cytokine Storm ◽

Severity Of Disease ◽

Middle Molecules ◽

Cytokine Levels ◽

Dialysis Membranes ◽

The Impact

Introduction: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 may lead to high levels of expression of inflammatory cytokines. Medium cut-off (MCO) membranes may make greater clearances for large-middle molecules (including cytokines) than low-flux (LF) membranes. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the impact of MCO membranes on outcome of COVID-19 patients on hemodialysis (HD). Methods: Sixty COVID-19 HD patients were included in this study. The patients were categorized into 2 groups regarding type of HD membranes. Clinical data were taken from medical records. Results: Initial crp and ferritin levels, which are surragates of cytokine storm and severity of disease in COVID-19, were significantly higher in MCO membrane group compared to LF group (p = 0.037 and 0.000, respectively). Although there were more patients with severe disease in MCO group, there were no significant differences regarding need for intensive care unit and death. Conclusion: It may be an option to use MCO membranes in HD patients with COVID-19 in order to reduce cytokine levels and prevent cytokine storm.

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Retaining older workers: the effect of phased retirement on delaying early retirement

Nordic Journal of Social Research ◽

10.7577/njsr.2082 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Åsmund Hermansen

Keyword(s):

Relative Risk ◽

Older Workers ◽

Early Retirement ◽

Working Hours ◽

Full Time ◽

Flexible Working Hours ◽

Flexible Working ◽

Before And After ◽

Phased Retirement ◽

The Impact

Introduction: Phased retirement involves reducing working time in the final years before retirement. The aim of phased retirement is to extend working careers and retain older workers who would otherwise opt for full early retirement. This article investigates the effect of offering phased retirement on early-retirement behaviour in Norway.Method: The data used in the analysis covers the period between 2000 and 2010 and comprises all employees between 61 and 62 years of age (N= 18 174) who were employed in any of the 442 companies that participated in a 2010 survey carried out by the Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research and Respons Analyse AS, a Norwegian research firm. I use a difference-in-differences approach and logistic regression, which enables the measurement of changes in the individual relative risk of retiring full-time on the contractual pension (AFP, avtalefestet pensjon, contractual early-retirement pension,) before and after the introduction of phased retirement as a retention measure.Results: The results show that working in a company that offers reduced working hours for older workers does not have an effect on the relative risk of a 61- or 62-year-old withdrawing a full contractual pension in the next two years of their employment. This result is evident both before and after controlling for a range of known individual risk factors, as well as after controlling for company characteristics.Discussion: In the search for suitable measures for retaining older workers, offering phased retirement may still be part of the answer. Though my analysis does not support the idea that more flexible working hours is a decisive factor for those who choose to opt for full early retirement, a possible next step could be to investigate the impact of offering flexible working hours on the employment duration of those who do remain in employment.

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Working hours, common mental disorder and suicidal ideation among junior doctors in Australia: a cross-sectional survey

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033525 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. e033525 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Katherine Petrie ◽

Joanna Crawford ◽

Anthony D LaMontagne ◽

Allison Milner ◽

Jessica Dean ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Suicidal Ideation ◽

Mental Disorder ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Common Mental Disorder ◽

Working Hours ◽

Junior Doctors ◽

Full Time ◽

Medical Trainees ◽

The Impact

ObjectiveDespite concern regarding high rates of mental illness and suicide amongst the medical profession, the link between working hours and doctors’ mental health remains unclear. This study examines the relationship between average weekly working hours and junior doctors’ (JDs’) mental health in Australia.Design and participantsA randomly selected sample of 42 942 Australian doctors were invited to take part in an anonymous Beyondblue National Mental Health Survey in 2013, of whom 12 252 doctors provided valid data (response rate approximately 27%). The sample of interest comprised 2706 full-time graduate medical trainees in various specialties, at either intern, prevocational or vocational training stage. Consultants and retired doctors were excluded.Outcome measuresMain outcomes of interest were caseness of common mental disorder (CMD) (assessed using a cut-off of 4 as a threshold on total General Health Questionnaire-28 score), presence of suicidal ideation (SI) (assessed with a single item) and average weekly working hours. Logistic regression modelling was used to account for the impact of age, gender, stage of training, location of work, specialty, marital status and whether JDs had trained outside Australia.ResultsJDs reported working an average of 50.1 hours per week (SD=13.4). JDs who worked over 55 hours a week were more than twice as likely to report CMD (adjusted OR=2.05; 95% CI 1.62 to 2.59, p<0.001) and SI (adjusted OR=2.00; 95% CI 1.42 to 2.81, p<0.001) compared to those working 40–44 hours per week.ConclusionsOur results show that around one in four JDs are currently working hours that are associated with a doubling of their risk of common mental health problems and SI. These findings suggest that management of working hours represents an important focus for workplaces to improve the mental health of medical trainees.

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Working hours, work-life conflict and health in precarious and "permanent" employment

Revista de Saúde Pública ◽

10.1590/s0034-89102004000700004 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 38 (suppl) ◽

pp. 19-25 ◽

Cited By ~ 83

Author(s):

Philip Bohle ◽

Michael Quinlan ◽

David Kennedy ◽

Ann Williamson

Keyword(s):

Health And Safety ◽

Working Hours ◽

Work Life ◽

Full Time ◽

Precarious Employment ◽

Social Lives ◽

Health Related ◽

Permanent Employees ◽

The Impact ◽

Work Life Conflict

OBJECTIVE: The expansion of precarious employment in OECD countries has been widely associated with negative health and safety effects. Although many shiftworkers are precariously employed, shiftwork research has concentrated on full-time workers in continuing employment. This paper examines the impact of precarious employment on working hours, work-life conflict and health by comparing casual employees to full-time, "permanent" employees working in the same occupations and workplaces. METHODS: Thirty-nine convergent interviews were conducted in two five-star hotels. The participants included 26 full-time and 13 casual (temporary) employees. They ranged in age from 19 to 61 years and included 17 females and 22 males. Working hours ranged from zero to 73 hours per week. RESULTS: Marked differences emerged between the reports of casual and full-time employees about working hours, work-life conflict and health. Casuals were more likely to work highly irregular hours over which they had little control. Their daily and weekly working hours ranged from very long to very short according to organisational requirements. Long working hours, combined with low predictability and control, produced greater disruption to family and social lives and poorer work-life balance for casuals. Uncoordinated hours across multiple jobs exacerbated these problems in some cases. Health-related issues reported to arise from work-life conflict included sleep disturbance, fatigue and disrupted exercise and dietary regimes. CONCLUSIONS:This study identified significant disadvantages of casual employment. In the same hotels, and doing largely the same jobs, casual employees had less desirable and predictable work schedules, greater work-life conflict and more associated health complaints than "permanent" workers.

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Determinants of Commuter Worker Income in South Sulawesi during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Populasi ◽

10.22146/jp.71696 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 76

Author(s):

Nur Hilda Triany

Keyword(s):

Employment Status ◽

Large Scale ◽

Working Hours ◽

Provincial Government ◽

Home Education ◽

Work From Home ◽

South Sulawesi ◽

Ease Of Access ◽

And Gender ◽

The Impact

The development and ease of access to transportation in South Sulawesi Province opens up opportunities for the workforce to work in areas that are administratively different from their residence as commuters. Commuter workers tend to increase every year. When Covid-19 hit the economy in Indonesia, te government issued various policies to suppress the spread of the Covid-19 virus. One of them is by implementing Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) which was also adapted by the South Sulawesi Provincial Government. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on commuter workers is still not a concern, especially even though the restrictions on economic and social activities have a significant impact on the working hours and income of commuter workers. This study determines the factors that affect the income of commuter workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Based on the results of the August 2020 National Labor Force Survey (Sakernas) data processing, it shows that the income received by commuter workers during the Covid-19 pandemic is influenced by the variables of working hours, business fields, employment status, policies for implementing Work from Home, education level and gender.

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The Impact of the Jordanian Labor Culture on the Low Employment Rates in the Sectors of Engineering, Plastic, Rubber Industries, Printing, Paper and Packaging Compared to Other Industrial Sectors in Abdullah II Industrial City

International Business Research ◽

10.5539/ibr.v12n5p167 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (5) ◽

pp. 167

Author(s):

Khaled Abd Almanem Albustanji ◽

Mohammad Salameh Almahirah ◽

Moh’d Ahmad Abd-Qader ◽

Mohammad Al-Qaryouti

Keyword(s):

Financial Support ◽

Working Hours ◽

The State ◽

Industrial City ◽

Industrial Sectors ◽

Engineering Plastic ◽

Printing Paper ◽

Employment Rates ◽

The Impact

The study aimed to identify the effect of the Jordanian labor culture on the low operating rates in the sectors of engineering, plastic and rubber industries, printing, paper and packaging compared to other industrial sectors in Abdullah II Industrial City. The study reached a number of results, the most important of which is that there is an impact on the Jordanian labor culture on the low operating rates in the sectors of engineering, plastic and rubber industries, printing, paper and packaging compared with other industrial sectors. The study presented several recommendations, the most important of which is to raise or reconsider material and moral incentives in the sectors subject to study by the competent authorities, so that they are fair and appropriate to the nature of work in these sectors under the specified working hours. The State continues to provide all available means to prepare the worker technically and physically to work in the sectors studied through the training centers prepared for the Jordanian workers to train and enroll in these sectors through appropriate material and financial support.

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