Perceived need for workplace accommodation and labor-force participation in Canadian adults with activity limitations

Am J Public Health. 2004 Sep;94(9):1515-8. doi: 10.2105/ajph.94.9.1515.

Abstract

We examined how perceived need for workplace accommodation affects labor-force participation in people with disabilities. We analyzed a Canadian survey with structural equation modeling to test a model incorporating activity limitations and perceived need for workplace accommodations. The results suggested that the effect of upper- and lower-body activity limitation on labor-force participation was mediated by perceived need for workplace accommodations. Thus, the provision of adequate workplace accommodations could enhance labor-force participation in people with disabilities.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Canada / epidemiology
  • Disability Evaluation
  • Employment, Supported / standards*
  • Employment, Supported / statistics & numerical data*
  • Female
  • Health Services Needs and Demand
  • Health Status Indicators
  • Humans
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Logistic Models
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Needs Assessment* / statistics & numerical data
  • Persons with Disabilities / statistics & numerical data*
  • Rehabilitation, Vocational / standards
  • Rehabilitation, Vocational / statistics & numerical data
  • Workplace / organization & administration*