Relationships between patient and physician global assessments in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis.

Introduction/objectives: Patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) experience reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Global assessment tools use visual analogue scales to provide patients' and physicians' views on disease activity or the patient's overall health and well-being. The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between patient and physician global assessments (PtGA and PhGa) as they relate to overall health in people with AAV.

Professional certification and earnings of health care workers in low social closure occupations.

There has been rapid growth in professional certifications in the health care sector, but little is known about the rewards to workers for attaining professional certifications, especially in low social closure occupations where the barriers to entry (e.g., higher education, degrees, licensure) are relatively limited.

The impact of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis on employment and work disability in an Australian population.

Aim: Although antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) most commonly affects older individuals, many patients develop the disease during their most productive working years. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of AAV on employment and work disability in a cohort of Australian patients of working age.

Methods: Patients attending a vasculitis clinic located in Melbourne, Australia, completed an employment questionnaire in addition to the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire: Specific Health Problem.