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ABSTRACT: Introduction
Individual attributes including disability and sex/gender have the potential to intersect and determine the likelihood of unmet workplace support needs. Our study compares unmet workplace support needs between workers with and without a disability, and according to disability type and sex/gender differences.Methods
Workers with (n?=?901) and without (n = 895) a disability were surveyed to examine their need and use of workplace supports including job accommodations, work modifications and health benefits. A multivariable logistic model was conducted to examine the relationship between disability status, disability type and sex/gender and unmet workplace support needs. The model included interaction terms between sex/gender?×?physical disability, sex/gender?×?nonphysical disability, and sex/gender?×?physical and nonphysical disability.Results
Among participants with a disability, 24% had a physical disability, 20% had a nonphysical disability (e.g., cognitive, mental/emotional or sensory disability) and 56% had both physical and nonphysical disability. Over half of the respondents were women (56%). Results from the multivariable model showed that nondisabled women were more likely to report unmet workplace support needs when compared to nondisabled men (odds ratio [OR]?=?1.54, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.13-2.10). Findings also showed an intersection between the number and type of disability and sex/gender; women with both a physical and nonphysical disability had the greatest likelihood of reporting unmet workplace support needs when compared to nondisabled men (OR?=?2.73; 95% CI, 1.83-4.08).Conclusions
Being a woman and having one or more disabilities can determine unmet workplace support needs. Strategies to address workplace support needs should consider the intersection between disability and sex/gender differences.
SUBMITTER: Jetha A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7839541 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jetha Arif A Gignac Monique A M MAM Ibrahim Selahadin S Martin Ginis Kathleen A KA
American journal of industrial medicine 20201124 2
<h4>Introduction</h4>Individual attributes including disability and sex/gender have the potential to intersect and determine the likelihood of unmet workplace support needs. Our study compares unmet workplace support needs between workers with and without a disability, and according to disability type and sex/gender differences.<h4>Methods</h4>Workers with (n = 901) and without (n = 895) a disability were surveyed to examine their need and use of workplace supports including job accommodations, ...[more]