title: Quality of life and employment in persons with multiple sclerosis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Work is salient to life, is central to well-being, and is a means by which individuals define themselves. Disabilities such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS), however, can confound the interaction between person and work.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  In the current study, in an effort to examine the effects of type of employment upon quality of life (QOL), employment was divided into three categories (full-time employment, part-time employment, and unemployment).
  
  
  METHODS
  Comparisons were then made between QOL ratings and the three categories. Although studies of QOL and MS are appearing more frequently in the literature, few studies have addressed this issue.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A priori comparisons and Analysis of Variance resulted in the finding that persons with MS who were employed tended to rate their levels of QOL nearly one third of a standard deviation higher than their unemployed counterparts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results of the study emphasize the need for the provision of quality vocational services to persons with MS. Issues such as quality vocational services, timeliness, and the importance of continued work are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Restored Life Counseling, Conway, AR, USA.
authors.forename: Tresvil G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Pack
authors.affiliation: Ohio University, Lancaster, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Gary M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Szirony
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, USA.
authors.forename: Jason D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Kushner
authors.affiliation: Ohio University, Lancaster, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Jason R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bellaw
mesh_terms: D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D014478:Unemployment / Q000523:psychology
keywords: QOL; Work; disability; multiple sclerosis; quality of life; well-being