title: Employment as a health promotion intervention for persons with multiple sclerosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the relationship between employment status (no employment, part-time employment, and full-time employment) and functional disability, health-related quality of life, and life satisfaction of people with MS.
  
  
  METHODS
  157 individuals with MS completed a survey packet, including employment status, self-report disability severity, and health-related scales. A series of multivariate analysis of variance was performed to determine the differences between employment groups in health-related outcomes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The unemployed group had the highest levels of incapacity and social impairments among the three groups. They also had the lowest physical health-related quality of life and life satisfaction. The part-time employed group had the lowest levels of depression and higher levels of physical activity participation among the three groups of individuals with MS.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Employment is significantly related to health-related quality of life, and as a result, it should be considered an important public health intervention for people with MS.
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Chung-Yi
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Fong
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Seneca
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Edward Sharp
authors.affiliation: Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Alo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Stout, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Ellie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hartman
authors.affiliation: University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bezyak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Employment; functional disability; health-related quality of life; multiple sclerosis; poverty