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January 5 2006
Most rheumatoid arthritis sufferers unable to work outside home due to condition
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BY MARY O' CONNOR. More than 70 per cent of people with rheumatoid arthritis are unable to work outside the home due to their condition, according to a new survey. The nationwide study by Arthritis Ireland, which included the views of patients attending Merlin Park Hospital, further revealed that 43 per cent of workers with RA - a chronic, debilitating inflammatory disease that causes pain, swelling, stiffness and loss of function of the joints - are only able to work part-time. Highlighting the lack of facilities in this country for these patients, 48 per cent said they needed to travel for up to two hours to see a rheumatologist while 12 per cent needed to travel for up to four hours.
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Some 44 of those interviewed said they do not have access to a nurse specialist while 62 per cent are unable to avail of occupational therapy. A total of 96 per cent do not have access to a hydrotherapy pool. The study indicated that more than 50 per cent of patients surveyed were not being treated by any of the new biologic treatments. The two methods of administration of these treatments - intravenous infusion which is given in a hospital setting and subcutaneous injection which can be selfadministered, were explained in detail to them. When asked for their preference if they were given the choice of these treatments, 61 per cent said they would prefer intravenous infusion. The main reasons cited for this choice
were the comfort and safety of hospital delivery, the fact that self-injection may be difficult due to joint damage in the hands from RA, and the presence of a doctor or nurse. Of those who preferred subcutaneous injection as a method of administration, 85 said they would prefer a doctor or nurse to administer their injection Commenting on the survey, John Church, the CEO of Arthritis Ireland, described services for RA patients - there are 40,000 in Ireland - as "simply archaic". He said the survey shows the impact this is having on patients' lives. "In the UK there is one rheumatologist per 80,000 people whereas in Ireland it is one per 400,000. "In our thriving economy it is disgraceful that so many people, many of them in
the prime of their lives, are being forced to give up work for a condition which can be managed with the right care. "Early diagnosis and treatment can and do have a profound effect on a sufferer's quality of life." He said there is a common misconception that arthritis is a disease of the elderly. However, the survey shows that younger people are both affected and excluded from the workforce due to their condition. Some 79 per cent of those surveyed were under 65 years and 30 per cent were aged between 30 and 49 years. "The effective exclusion of people as young as this from the workforce has huge impacts, both on their own economic and emotional wellbeing as well as society in general."
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