CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT STATUS ASSOCIATED WITH HOSPITALIZATION FOR TUBERCULOSIS .2. SIGNIFICANNT CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCCESS OR FAILURE IN ACHIEVEMENT OF EMPLOYABILITY

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Further data are presented on 163 males consecutively admitted to the Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Hospital. A comparison was made between the 98 patients who achieved medical approval for employment and the 25 patients who died or remained disabled. Applying statistical techniques, it was found that the following medical characteristics differentiated the 2 groups of patients: previous hospitalization for tuberculosis, extent of tuberculosis, other physical disabilities, and length of hospitalization. The occupational characteristics which differentiated the 2 groups were income, employment status, and the patient''s plans. None of the personal-social characteristics served to differentiate the 2 groups. Demographically, age differentiated the 2 groups, but race did not. The implications of these findings are discussed, and it is concluded that, as might be expected, medical characteristics were the most important in differentiating patients who achieved employability as compared with those who remained ill or died. The occupational characteristics which were significant were those most reflective of the patient''s previous state of health. While none of the personal-social characteristics were significantly related, this was on a group basis only and did not rule out individual variance.

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