Physical and psychosocial work demands associated with pain and disability among skilled male Arab waiters
CONCLUSION: Male Arab waiters who work in physically and psychologically challenging conditions report high levels of WRMSP with a high frequency and related work avoidance. Many of them must keep their jobs as they are their families' primary or sole providers. It is possible that they are trying to prevent more severe disabilities in the future by ensuring temporary rest and pain prevention.PMID:38143401 | DOI:10.3233/WOR-220666 (Source: Work)
Source: Work - December 25, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Zuha Miaary Leonid Kalichman David Ezra Shlomo Moshe Deborah Alperovitch-Najenson Source Type: research
Employer-Provided and Self-Initiated Job Accommodations for Workers with Serious Mental Illness
DISCUSSION: This is the first study of job accommodations among a cohort of persons with SMI independently employed in regular jobs. We identify a type of accommodation, self-initiated by the worker, that has not been studied before. These self-initiated accommodations are far more prevalent than employer-provided accommodations in our sample. Key factors associated with the probabilities of requesting/initiating accommodations reflect need (e.g. compromised health) and feasibility of implementation in a particular job. Limitations of the study include the cross-sectional design which limits our ability to identify causal ...
Source: Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics - December 20, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Marjorie L Baldwin Rebecca M B White Steven C Marcus Source Type: research
