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We extracted register data on public benefits 5 years before and after assessment at a department of occupational medicine between 2000 and 2013. We defined a work participation score (WPS) as weeks where the patient was working divided by number of potential work weeks per year, dichotomized into low and high at the 75<jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup> percentile. We analyzed the risk of low WPS and of receiving permanent health\u2010related public benefits during follow\u2010up.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Before assessment, both CTS and contact dermatitis patients had high work participation. In the follow\u2010up period work participation decreased permanently for both patient groups. Comparing women with CTS to women with contact dermatitis, odds ratios (OR) of low WPS were 2.56 (2.11\u20133.11) and 1.68 (1.38\u20132.05) one and 5 years after assessment. For men, OR of low WPS were 2.01 (95% CI, 1.67\u20132.44) and 1.27 (95% CI, 1.04\u20131.56). 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