relation: http://d-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu/18891/
title: Labor force participation and health-related quality of life in HIV-positive men who have sex with men: The multicenter AIDS cohort study
creator: Rueda, S
creator: Raboud, J
creator: Plankey, M
creator: Ostrow, D
creator: Mustard, C
creator: Rourke, SB
creator: Jacobson, LP
creator: Bekele, T
creator: Bayoumi, A
creator: Lavis, J
creator: Detels, R
creator: Silvestre, AJ
description: Too many people with HIV have left the job market permanently and those with reduced work capacity have been unable to keep their jobs. There is a need to examine the health effects of labor force participation in people with HIV. This study presents longitudinal data from 1,415 HIV-positive men who have sex with men taking part in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. Generalized Estimating Equations show that employment is associated with better physical and mental health quality of life and suggests that there may be an adaptation process to the experience of unemployment. Post hoc analyses also suggest that people who are more physically vulnerable may undergo steeper health declines due to job loss than those who are generally healthier. However, this may also be the result of a selection effect whereby poor physical health contributes to unemployment. Policies that promote labor force participation may not only increase employment rates but also improve the health of people living with HIV. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012.
date: 2012-11-01
type: Article
type: PeerReviewed
format: text/plain
language: en
rights: attached
identifier: http://d-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu/18891/1/licence.txt
identifier:   Rueda, S and Raboud, J and Plankey, M and Ostrow, D and Mustard, C and Rourke, SB and Jacobson, LP and Bekele, T and Bayoumi, A and Lavis, J and Detels, R and Silvestre, AJ  (2012) Labor force participation and health-related quality of life in HIV-positive men who have sex with men: The multicenter AIDS cohort study.  AIDS and Behavior, 16 (8).  2350 - 2360.  ISSN 1090-7165     
relation: 10.1007/s10461-012-0257-3