Sickness, disability and work: Breaking the barriers - A synthesis of findings across OECD countries - OECD

Jong, Philip R. de

doi:10.1111/j.1752-1726.2011.01406.x

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“…According to the International Labour Organization, over a billion people worldwide suffer from a disability and 80% of these persons are of working age 1 . In OECD countries, 6% of working-age people have exited the labor market due to a disability 2 . Apart from significant impacts on a person’s life chances, work disability is a problem for the society due to lost productivity.…”

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Development and validation of a risk prediction model for work disability: multicohort study

Airaksinen

Jokela

Virtanen

et al. 2017

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Work disability affects quality of life, earnings, and opportunities to contribute to society. Work characteristics, lifestyle and sociodemographic factors have been associated with the risk of work disability, but few multifactorial algorithms exist to identify individuals at risk of future work disability. We developed and validated a parsimonious multifactorial score for the prediction of work disability using individual-level data from 65,775 public-sector employees (development cohort) and 13,527 employed adults from a general population sample (validation cohort), both linked to records of work disability. Candidate predictors for work disability included sociodemographic (3 items), health status and lifestyle (38 items), and work-related (43 items) variables. A parsimonious model, explaining > 99% of the variance of the full model, comprised 8 predictors: age, self-rated health, number of sickness absences in previous year, socioeconomic position, chronic illnesses, sleep problems, body mass index, and smoking. Discriminative ability of a score including these predictors was high: C-index 0.84 in the development and 0.83 in the validation cohort. The corresponding C-indices for a score constructed from work-related predictors (age, sex, socioeconomic position, job strain) were 0.79 and 0.78, respectively. It is possible to identify reliably individuals at high risk of work disability by using a rapidly-administered prediction score.

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Development and validation of a risk prediction model for work disability: multicohort study

Airaksinen

Jokela

Virtanen

et al. 2017

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“…Young adults with health-issues that face problems (re)entering the work force are internationally a matter of high individual, societal and political concern [ 59 ]. Some welfare states such as Norway, see rising numbers of young adults on long term health-related benefits [ 60 ].…”

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Randomized Controlled Trial of Adding Telephone Follow-Up to an Occupational Rehabilitation Program to Increase Work Participation

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Purpose Transfer from on-site rehabilitation to the participant’s daily environment is considered a weak link in the rehabilitation chain. The main objective of this study is to see if adding boosted telephone follow-up directly after completing an occupational rehabilitation program effects work participation. Methods A randomized controlled study included participants with chronic pain, chronic fatigue or common mental disorders on long-term sick leave. After completing 3½ weeks of acceptance and commitment therapy based occupational rehabilitation, participants were randomized to boosted follow-up or a control group before returning to their daily environment. The intervention was delivered over 6 months by on-site RTW coordinators mainly via telephone. Primary outcome was RTW categorized as participation in competitive work ≥1 day per week on average over 8 weeks. Results There were 213 participants of mean age 42 years old. Main diagnoses of sick leave certification were mental disorders (38%) and musculoskeletal disorders (30%). One year after discharge the intervention group had 87% increased odds (OR 1.87, 95% confidence interval 1.06–3.31, p = 0.031), of (re)entry to competitive work ≥1 day per week compared with the controls, with similar positive results for sensitivity analysis of participation half time (≥2.5 days per week). The cost of boosted follow-up was 390.5 EUR per participant. Conclusion Participants receiving boosted RTW follow-up had higher (re)entry to competitive work ≥1 day per week at 1 year when compared to the control group. Adding low-cost boosted follow-up by telephone after completing an occupational rehabilitation program augmented the effect on return-to-work.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s10926-017-9711-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…One of the major factors contributing to this intersection is limited access of people with disabilities to paid employment (Mizunoya & Mitra, 2013). Evidence suggests that unemployment rates for people with disabilities are higher in most settings (Braithwaite & Mont, 2009; Mizunoya & Mitra, 2013), whilst in some Low Income Countries, as many as 80 per cent of people with disabilities of working age may be out of work (De Jong, 2011; Groce, Kett, Lang, & Trani, 2011; Mitra & Sambamoorthi, 2008; Roulstone, 2012).…”

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“…When people with disabilities work, they often receive lower salaries, have fewer opportunities for promotion and are at greater risk of becoming unemployed (De Jong, 2011; Houtenville, Stapleton, Weathers, & Burkhauser, 2009; Mitra & Sambamoorthi, 2008). There are significant costs associated with the exclusion of people with disabilities from the labour market, with International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimating a loss of three to five per cent gross domestic product due to the failure to adequately employ people with disabilities (Buckup, 2009).…”

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How Do Legal and Policy Frameworks Support Employment of People With Disabilities in Uganda? Findings From a Qualitative Policy Analysis Study

Griffiths

Bechange²,

Loryman

et al. 2020

J of Intl Development

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This policy analysis reviewed the current legislation and policies on the economic empowerment of people with disabilities in Uganda and explored the views of national stakeholders on the implementation of these policies in practice. The analysis was conducted through a document review and in‐depth stakeholder interviews. The study found that anti‐discrimination policies can only do so much for disability inclusive recruitment. Questions about policy implementation, stakeholder ownership, trust and efficiencies within the system and sufficient accountability mechanisms need addressing, if the existing framework is to be effective and positively impact the lives of people with disabilities in Uganda. © 2020 The Authors. Journal of International Development published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd

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Sickness, disability and work: Breaking the barriers - A synthesis of findings across OECD countries - OECD

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Development and validation of a risk prediction model for work disability: multicohort study

Development and validation of a risk prediction model for work disability: multicohort study

Randomized Controlled Trial of Adding Telephone Follow-Up to an Occupational Rehabilitation Program to Increase Work Participation

How Do Legal and Policy Frameworks Support Employment of People With Disabilities in Uganda? Findings From a Qualitative Policy Analysis Study

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