Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Utrecht University, PO Box 80.140, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2012 Feb;51(2):311-8. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ker312. Epub 2011 Oct 22.
The evaluation of work ability of patients with FM is difficult. Our aim was to investigate the characteristics of suitable work from the perspective of patients with FM.
Interviews with patients yielded statements about characteristics of suitable work. Patients individually sorted these statements according to similarity. Hierarchical cluster analysis was applied to these sortings.
The hierarchical structure included 74 characteristics of suitable work. The 10 clusters at the lowest level included (i) recovery opportunities, (ii) pace of work, (iii) not too high workload, (iv) keeping energy for home and free time, (v) match between work and capabilities, (vi) development opportunities, (vii) understanding from colleagues, (viii) help from colleagues, (ix) support from management and (x) work agreements with management.
According to patients with FM, suitable work is paced in such a way that one can perform the job well and with satisfaction while keeping energy for home and free time and having acknowledgement and help from management and colleagues. The brief suitable work checklist that is provided can help patients with FM to negotiate with employers and job professionals to improve the match between job demands and capabilities.
评估纤维肌痛患者的工作能力较为困难。我们的目的是从纤维肌痛患者的角度探讨适合工作的特征。
对患者进行访谈，得出关于适合工作特征的陈述。患者根据相似性对这些陈述进行单独分类。对这些分类进行层次聚类分析。
层次结构包括 74 项适合工作的特征。最低级别的 10 个聚类包括：（i）康复机会，（ii）工作节奏，（iii）工作量不过高，（iv）为家庭和闲暇时间保持精力，（v）工作与能力相匹配，（vi）发展机会，（vii）同事的理解，（viii）同事的帮助，（ix）管理层的支持，（x）与管理层的工作协议。
根据纤维肌痛患者的观点，适合的工作节奏是在保持家庭和闲暇时间精力的同时，能够很好地、满意地完成工作，并得到管理层和同事的认可和帮助。所提供的简短适合工作清单可以帮助纤维肌痛患者与雇主和职业介绍人协商，以提高工作需求与能力之间的匹配度。
