Discrepancies between workers with disabilities and their supervisors in reported work accommodations and associations with return to work

The aims of this study were: (1) to explore the frequency of discrepancies in work accommodations reported by workers and their supervisors, and (2) to investigate whether these discrepancies are associated with full return to work (RTW). We used data from a longitudinal survey study of long-term si...

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Published in:BMC public health 2023-03, Vol.23 (1), p.525-525, Article 525
Main Authors: Jansen, Joke, Snippen, Nicole, Koning, Pierre, Boot, Cécile, van Ooijen, Raun, Brouwer, Sandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Collaboration
Couples
Data collection
Disability
Disabled Persons
Economic aspects
Education
Employment
Gender
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Longitudinal survey
Management
Methods
Occupational training
People with disabilities
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Reimbursement
Return to Work
Sick Leave
Social aspects
Sociodemographics
Supervisors
Workers
Workers with disabilities
Working hours
Workplace accommodation
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Summary:The aims of this study were: (1) to explore the frequency of discrepancies in work accommodations reported by workers and their supervisors, and (2) to investigate whether these discrepancies are associated with full return to work (RTW). We used data from a longitudinal survey study of long-term sick-listed workers and their supervisors (n = 406). Discrepancies in reports on implementing eight types of work accommodations were explored. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to test associations between discrepancies in reported work accommodations and odds of full RTW 27 months after the sick-leave onset. Discrepancies were the lowest for the work accommodation therapeutic RTW (53%) and the highest (85%) for job training or education and reimbursement of therapy or treatment. Four out of eight types of work accommodations were more often reported by workers than by their supervisors. Only a discrepancy on a job reassignment within the organization was associated with lower odds of full RTW (OR 0.56, 95%-CI 0.36-0.88). We found substantial discrepancies in the reported implementation of work accommodations between workers and their supervisors. Future research should focus on disentangling mechanisms that lead to discrepancies to avoid inefficiencies in the RTW process.
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-023-15038-7