title: [Employment of patients with multiple sclerosis among the population of Lódź].
abstract: The studied material comprised multiple sclerosis patients aged 46 years or less, not staying in welfare institutions, with at least 5 years of the disease, recorded as cases of this disease 5-6 years previously during one year (Oct 1 1973 to Nov 31 1974) in neurological outpatient clinics or hospital departments of neurology or neurosurgery. The percent of those working in gainful occupations was 26%, and in the subgroup of cases with least pronounced disease it was 43%, while only 10% of all patients were outworkers. Only 4 patients were studying in schools. In the subgroup of patients who were unable to use municipal transport means, even with assistance of other persons, none was working. Only half those patients, who were not working despite full of nearly full motor fitness, declared their willingness to work, among them were 5 out of 6 men only 11 out of 26 women. Eight patients tried to get jobs without success. These facts indicate a negative attitude towards occupational work in a fairly large part of the patients and their families, and also failing organization of employment of disabled persons.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011044:Poland; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D014505:Urban Population
vernacular_title: Zatrudnienie chorych na stwardnienie rozsiane w populacji Lodzi.