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Rumrill, Phillip D.; Koch, Lynn C.; Park, Mirang; Lee, Deborah; Bishop, Malachy L. – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2022
Purpose: Americans with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) represent an emerging vocational rehabilitation (VR) clientele. Method: Following an overview of the etiology, incidence, prevalence, and impact of RA, the authors present strategies to meet the service and support needs of Americans with RA across the phases of the VR process. Results: The…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Vocational Rehabilitation, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Hunter, Tameeka; Koch, Lynn; Lusk Smith, Stephanie; Hall, Andrea Hampton – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2022
Background: Emerging adults, the developmental period ranging from the late teens through the 20s, experience chronic pain at an estimated rate of 7.6%--14.3% and report greater pain interference (i.e., pain that disrupts daily life activities) than middle-aged or older adults. Chronic pain can interfere with the completion of developmental tasks…
Descriptors: Late Adolescents, Young Adults, Chronic Illness, Pain
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Tansey, Timothy N.; Strauser, David; Frain, Michael P.; Bishop, Malachy; Chiu, Chung-Yi; Kaya, Cahit; Chan, Fong – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2015
The experience of living with multiple sclerosis (MS) can have a profound effect on employment. The impact of MS is a complex interaction of personal, medical, functional, financial, and psychosocial variables that ultimately results in up to 80% of persons with MS leaving their jobs within 10 years of their diagnosis. The aim of this study was to…
Descriptors: Diseases, Chronic Illness, Neurological Impairments, Job Applicants