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  • Neurology
  • Occupational Health
  • Social Sciences

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  • Parkinson's disease (PD) leads to premature workforce unavailability, impacting individuals and social insurance systems.
  • Workforce participation is crucial for social interaction and personal identity beyond economic benefits.
  • Understanding factors contributing to workforce unavailability in PD is essential for targeted support.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify key factors associated with workforce unavailability in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD).
  • To explore the relationship between demographic and clinical variables and employment status in PD patients.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional registry study utilizing data from the Swedish national quality registry for PD.
  • Inclusion criteria: individuals with PD in Skåne County, Sweden, younger than 65 years.
  • Statistical analysis involved simple and multiple logistic regression to identify significant factors.

Main Results:

  • 99 individuals with PD were included (59 available, 40 unavailable in the workforce).
  • Increased age (OR per year: 1.47) was significantly associated with workforce unavailability.
  • Anxiety (OR: 6.81) was also a significant contributing factor to workforce unavailability.

Conclusions:

  • Age and anxiety are identified as potential contributors to workforce unavailability in Parkinson's disease (PD).
  • Anxiety, a potentially modifiable factor, warrants further investigation.
  • Prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings and clarify the causal relationship between anxiety and workforce unavailability.