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Arthritis and Employment: Making it Work! Phase II
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Why did we do this research?

Work loss is a common and early outcome of inflammatory arthritis. This can have a major impact on people’s quality of life, and has a high cost to those affected, their families and society. In phase I of this research, we developed and pilot tested a novel program aimed at preventing work disability and helping people with arthritis deal with the difficulties they encounter at work. The program was delivered in a traditional format with a paper based manual and face to face group meetings. In phase II, we are converting our program into a web-based format. This change is in response to feedback from participants who found it difficult to attend sessions at the end of a workday because of the fatigue people with arthritis often experience. It is also consistent with current trends in adult learning, health education and self-management where eLearning is growing. eLearning will also make the program more accessible to a greater number of people with arthritis, including those in remote communities.

The Research Team

Principal Investigator

  • Diane Lacaille, MD, MHSc, FRCPC Mary Pack Chair in Arthritis Research Senior Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada Associate Professor, University of British Columbia

Co-investigators

  • Catherine Backman PhD, OT, FCAOT Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada Professor, Department of Occupational Science, University of British Columbia
  • John Esdaile MD, MPH, FRCPC Scientific Director, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of British Columbia
  • Linda Li BSc(PT), MSc, PhD Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia

Research Staff

  • Pam Rogers MA Research Coordinator, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada

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