Employment Issues and Multiple Sclerosis by Ph.D. Philip D. Rumrill Jr. Jr.

By Ph.D. Philip D. Rumrill Jr. Jr.

A number of sclerosis's wide-ranging results on actual, mental, and social talents frequently effect employment. in reality, many sufferers locate it difficult to keep up their task because the illness progresses. this beneficial, obtainable advisor covers each very important point of MS within the place of work, together with vocational rehab, task placement, and employment legislation. New and revised chapters element worker rights pertaining to clinical depart, medical health insurance portability and responsibility, SSDI and the ADA, and research and providers. there's additionally up-to-date info on policy and programming, as good as research thoughts to enhance the speed of work strength participation of individuals with MS.

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In a 1985 study, LaRocca et al. (15) found scores on the Kurtzke Disability Status Scale (a measure for determining the severity of physical disability based on neurological examination and functional assessment) to be significant predictors of employment status—the more severe the physical disability, the more likely people with MS were to be unemployed. Gulick et al. (25) found mobility problems to be associated with unemployment in people with MS, as did Kornblith et al. (17) and Rumrill et al.

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