A comparison of two multidisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation programmes for fibromyalgia: a register linkage study on work disability.

Authors

  • Heikki Suoyrjö
  • Tuula Oksanen
  • Katariina Hinkka
  • Jaana Pentti
  • Mika Kivimäki
  • Timo Klaukka
  • Jussi Vahtera

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-0278

Keywords:

fibromyalgia, rehabilitation, sick-leave, disability pension.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Patients with fibromyalgia have a high risk of temporary and permanent work disability. Little is known about the effects of fibromyalgia rehabilitation on work disability. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a specific fibromyalgia rehabilitation programme is superior to a non-specific musculoskeletal rehabilitation of patients with fibromyalgia in terms of work disability. METHODS: A prospective observational study of 215 local government employees with a 6-year post-intervention follow-up to monitor the occurrence of long sick-leave and disability pensions among the participants of two different fibromyalgia rehabilitation programmes. RESULTS: Specific fibromyalgia rehabilitation was not superior to a non-specific musculoskeletal rehabilitation, with the corresponding hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) after adjustments being 1.02 (0.75-1.40) for long sick-leave, 1.18 (0.75-1.87) for very long sick-leave, and 1.07 (0.63-1.83) for disability pension. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that in reducing work disability among patients with fibromyalgia a specific multidisciplinary fibromyalgia rehabilitation programme practised in Finland provides no benefit compared with non-specific multidisciplinary musculoskeletal rehabilitation. Further research is needed to develop an optimal programme (or several different programmes) to control the burden of work disability related to fibromyalgia.

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Published

2008-10-07

How to Cite

Suoyrjö, H., Oksanen, T., Hinkka, K., Pentti, J., Kivimäki, M., Klaukka, T., & Vahtera, J. (2008). A comparison of two multidisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation programmes for fibromyalgia: a register linkage study on work disability. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 41(1), 66–72. https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-0278

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Original Report