The condition leads to sickness in those individuals, which is different from the situation in the models described above where adaptations to the environment have resulted in disease-like phenotypes in healthy individuals.
This shows that the mean level of neck pain was 1.24 higher for those preferring medications compared with those not, and 1.18 higher for those preferring sickness absence compared with those not.
Convergent and discriminant validity was supported by strong associations between components of DUHP and those on the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP), the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (Tennessee), and the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (Zung).
Many MUSs attributed to environmental exposures are consistent with those of the "sickness response," a behavioral correlate of the acute-phase response to actual or threatened injury (Dantzer 2001).
Table 1 shows basic characteristics of the total study population, of those with self-reported hearing difficulties, and of those with sickness benefits or disability pension as main income source.
Stooping to new lows in the defamation of those with long-term illnesses or disabilities, the Daily Mail ran an article over the weekend claiming that "a quarter of those claiming sickness benefits have a criminal record".
A Department for Work and Pensions spokesperson said: "Previous schemes didn't do enough for disabled people and those on sickness benefits, which is why we introduced the Work Programme to give tailored support to address individual barriers to work.
A spokesman for the DWP said: "Previous schemes didn't do enough for disabled people and those on sickness benefits, which is why we introduced the Work Programme to give tailored support to address individual barriers to work.
Do you have to send photographs of your dog? Do you have to record yourself dancing a jig in the heart of Wellington-on-Shropshire? Do you have to wear one of those weird sickness suits like that guy in Dune?
