Impact of adherence to disease-modifying therapies on employment among veterans with multiple sclerosis

CONCLUSION: In this study veterans who adhered to their DMTs were 2.4 times more likely to be in paid-employment compared to non- or poorly-adherent patients. The clinical significance of this study is to encourage MS patients to adhere to their DMTs as a motivating factor of being in paid-employment.Implications for rehabilitationWhat is known about this subject? In the setting of a randomized controlled trial adherence rates reported for different injectable DMTs vary from 79-85% for once a week interferon beta-1a (IM IFNb-1a) to 49-78% for other injectable DMTs.•What are the new findings and/or impact on clinical practice?•Paid employment was more common among veterans whose adherence to DMTs was good (42.0% employed) or poor (42.9%) than among those who were non-adherent (23.4%). Veterans who adhered to DMTs were also younger, had less severe MS, and displayed less cognitive and physically impairment than those who did not adhere.•Being employed can act as a motivating factor to encourage adherence to treatment aimed at preventing accumulation of mental and physical disabilities.PMID:33826431 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2021.1907621
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Source Type: research