DOI: 10.56367/oag-052-11629 ISSN: 2516-3817

Beyond the condition: How rheumatic diseases affect young people

Suzanne Verstappen

Beyond the condition: How rheumatic diseases affect young people

Young adolescents with jRMDs have highlighted the importance of research into education, vocation and employment. The transition between education and finding a first job can be challenging for many young adults. Receiving the right careers advice, finding a job, becoming financially independent, and having short-term contracts are all factors that young people entering the workplace face. However, these may be even more challenging for those with juvenile onset chronic conditions such as jRMDs. Professor Suzanne Verstappen discusses more.

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