Frequency of absenteeism, impairment in work or in functioning in all arthralgia patients as well as separated for short and prolonged patient delay and for patients with and without arthritis
| Patient delay | Arthritis at examination | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All arthralgia patients | <4 weeks | >4 weeks | Present | Absent | |
| N=612 | N=242 | N=245 | N=272 | N=340 | |
| Do you have a (paid) job (% yes) | 64.3 | 67.1 | 65.0 | 64.1 | 64.5 |
| If so, have you missed work/have you been absent from work due to your symptoms? (% yes) | 23.9 | 36.3 | 14.4* | 28.2 | 20.7 |
| If so, did you have functional impairment at work due to your symptoms? (% yes) | 63.1 | 69.7 | 55.6* | 67.4 | 60.1 |
| Have you been impaired in your daily functioning due to your symptoms? (% yes) | 61.7 | 71.1 | 53.6* | 66.3 | 58.3 |
*p Value<0.05.