Distribution and odds ratios of withdrawal from the labour force by rheumatoid arthritis patients for various coping styles
| Coping styles | Categories | % of RA patients withdrawn from the labour force after diagnosis (n=343) | % of RA patients in paid employment at time of study (n=377) | OR3-150(95% CI) |
| Pain | ||||
| Comforting cognition | Never/sometimes | 12.6 | 13.3 | 1.0 |
| (very) often | 87.4 | 86.7 | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.4) | |
| Decreasing activity | Never/sometimes | 32.9 | 69.1 | 1.0 |
| (very) often | 67.1 | 30.9 | 3.6 (2.5 to 5.3) | |
| Diverting attention | Never/sometimes | 56.0 | 66.0 | 1.0 |
| (very) often | 44.0 | 34.0 | 1.6 (1.1 to 2.3) | |
| Limitations | ||||
| Optimism | Never/sometimes | 15.3 | 14.1 | 1.0 |
| (very) often | 84.7 | 85.9 | 0.6 (0.4 to 1.0) | |
| Pacing | Never/sometimes | 14.9 | 46.2 | 1.0 |
| (very) often | 85.1 | 53.8 | 3.8 (2.5 to 5.7) | |
| Creative solutions | Never/sometimes | 34.9 | 44.9 | 1.0 |
| (very) often | 65.1 | 55.1 | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.8) | |
| Dependence | ||||
| Accepting | Never/sometimes | 53.9 | 62.1 | 1.0 |
| (very) often | 46.1 | 37.9 | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.8) | |
| Consideration | Never/sometimes | 27.2 | 32.7 | 1.0 |
| (very) often | 72.8 | 67.3 | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.1) | |
↵3-150 All odds ratios (ORs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) were adjusted for age, sex, educational level, disease activity and disease duration. Bold printed ORs and 95% CI indicate statistically significant differences between groups.