title: Perceived need for workplace accommodation and labor-force participation in Canadian adults with activity limitations.
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.
authors.affiliation: The Arthritis Community Research and Evaluation Unit, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. wang@uhnres.utoronto.ca
authors.forename: Peizhong Peter
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Elizabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Badley
authors.forename: Monique A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gignac
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016832:Employment, Supported / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration*