Caregivers' Perspectives on Reasonable Accommodation for Persons with Severe Mental Disorders at the Workplace.

IF 0.8 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
V H Yatheesha, Shanivaram K Reddy, Hareesh Angothu, Mysore N Vranda, Kanmani T Raju, Srikanth Pallerla
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Abstract

Background: Reasonable accommodation (RA) refers to adjustments or modifications that an employer makes to the workplace to enable an employee with a mental illness to perform the essential functions of their job. Employer and employee should work together to determine the most beneficial accommodations that would not impose an undue hardship on the employer.

Materials and methods: An exploratory study design with a purposive sampling technique was used in the current study. Ten in-depth interviews have been conducted with the caregivers (CGs) of persons with severe mental disorders (SMDs).

Results: The CGs' mean age is 55 years. The data have been collected from November 2022 to January 2023. Out of ten CGs, three were female and seven were male. The content analysis of CG interview transcripts suggests that persons with SMD lost or discontinued their jobs due to leaves, lack of peer support/supervision, more targets, shift work, discrimination at the workplace, and lower salaries. The CGs opined that the RAs for persons with SMD are adjustments in the work environment, policy, or procedure modifications that enable the individual to perform their job, allowing them to work from home.

Conclusion: RAs for persons with SMDs are essential from the CGs' perspective. RA for persons with SMD at work can promote their job continuation and social support.

照顾者在工作场所为严重精神障碍人士提供合理照顾的观点。
背景:合理安排是指雇主为使患有精神疾病的雇员能够履行其工作的基本职能而对工作场所作出的调整或修改。雇主和雇员应共同努力,确定最有利的住宿条件,而不会给雇主带来不必要的困难。材料和方法:本研究采用探索性研究设计,采用有目的的抽样技术。对严重精神障碍患者的照顾者进行了10次深入访谈。结果:患者平均年龄55岁。这些数据是从2022年11月到2023年1月收集的。在10个cg中,3个是女性,7个是男性。CG访谈记录的内容分析表明,SMD患者因休假、缺乏同伴支持/监督、更多目标、轮班工作、工作场所歧视和低工资而失去或中断工作。社区顾问小组认为,对于患有精神障碍的人士而言,调整工作环境、政策或程序,使他们能够完成工作,使他们能够在家工作。结论:从CGs的角度来看,对smd患者进行RAs是必要的。为在职的忧郁症患者提供辅助治疗,可促进他们继续工作及获得社会支持。
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Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-
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期刊介绍: The website of Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine aims to make the printed version of the journal available to the scientific community on the web. The site is purely for educational purpose of the medical community. The site does not cater to the needs of individual patients and is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician.
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