Labor market affiliation of patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms : a population-based matched cohort study

BACKGROUND: Patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) suffer from substantial symptoms and risk of debilitating complications, yet observational data on their labor market affiliation are scarce.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: We conducted a descriptive cohort study using data from Danish nationwide registries, including patients diagnosed with MPN in 2010-2016. Each patient was matched with up to ten comparators without MPN on age, sex, level of education, and region of residence. We assessed pre- and post-diagnosis labor market affiliation, defined as working, unemployed, or receiving sickness benefit, disability pension, retirement pension, or other health-related benefits. Labor market affiliation was assessed weekly from two years pre-diagnosis until death, emigration, or 31 December 2018. For patients and comparators, we reported percentage point (pp) changes in labor market affiliation cross-sectionally from week -104 pre-diagnosis to week 104 post-diagnosis.

RESULTS: The study included 3,342 patients with MPN and 32,737 comparators. From two years pre-diagnosis until two years post-diagnosis, a larger reduction in the proportion working was observed among patients than comparators (essential thrombocythemia: 10.2 [95% CI: 6.3-14.1] vs. 6.8 [95% CI: 5.5-8.0] pp; polycythemia vera: 9.6 [95% CI: 5.9-13.2] vs. 7.4 [95% CI: 6.2-8.7] pp; myelofibrosis: 8.1 [95% CI: 3.0-13.2] vs. 5.8 [95% CI: 4.2-7.5] pp; and unclassifiable MPN: 8.0 [95% CI: 3.0-13.0] vs. 7.4 [95% CI: 5.7-9.1] pp). Correspondingly, an increase in the proportion of patients receiving sickness benefits including other health-related benefits was evident around the time of diagnosis.

CONCLUSION: Overall, we found that Danish patients with essential thrombocythemia, polycythemia vera, myelofibrosis, and unclassifiable MPN had slightly impaired labor market affiliation compared with a population of the same age and sex. From two years pre-diagnosis to two years post-diagnosis, we observed a larger reduction in the proportion of patients with MPN working and a greater proportion receiving sickness benefits compared with matched individuals.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

Enthalten in:

Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) - 62(2023), 10 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 1286-1294

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Svingel, Lise Skovgaard [VerfasserIn]
Christensen, Sarah Friis [VerfasserIn]
Kjærsgaard, Anders [VerfasserIn]
Stenling, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Paulsson, Björn [VerfasserIn]
Andersen, Christen Lykkegaard [VerfasserIn]
Christiansen, Christian Fynbo [VerfasserIn]
Stentoft, Jesper [VerfasserIn]
Starklint, Jørn [VerfasserIn]
Severinsen, Marianne Tang [VerfasserIn]
Borg Clausen, Mette [VerfasserIn]
Hagemann Hilsøe, Morten [VerfasserIn]
Hasselbalch, Hans Carl [VerfasserIn]
Frederiksen, Henrik [VerfasserIn]
Bak, Marie [VerfasserIn]
Mikkelsen, Ellen Margrethe [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cohort studies
Employment
Epidemiology
Journal Article
Matched groups
Myeloproliferative disorder
Population characteristics

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 08.11.2023

Date Revised 08.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/0284186X.2023.2251670

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361545738