Employer Retention Profiles of Workers with Physical Disabilities.

IF 2.5 3区 医学 Q1 REHABILITATION
Heerak Choi, Jasin Wong, Angelika Kudla, Deborah S Crown, Bishan Yang, Emily J Dinelli, Pamela Capraro, Robert Trierweiler, Allen W Heinemann
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Purpose: This study aimed to define parsimonious, non-overlapping subgroups of employers based on perceived facilitators and challenges in retaining workers with physical disabilities. Additionally, we sought to compare company characteristics, disability-related supports and practices, and job accommodation provision across employer subgroups.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional observational study using an online survey among 2,000 employers in the United States. Data analysis included 1,641 employers who hired at least one worker with a physical disability. Data analysis methods included latent profile analysis, independent t test, and chi-square or Fisher's exact test.

Results: We identified two subgroups of employers, characterized by high facilitator (n = 360) and high challenge groups (n = 1,281). The high facilitator group consists of employers who perceive greater facilitators than challenges in retaining workers with disabilities, while the high challenge group consists of employers who perceive greater challenges than facilitators. A greater proportion of respondents in the high facilitator group were from service-providing companies, had fewer than 500 employees, and were CEOs or owners, compared to those in the high challenge group. Additionally, the high facilitator group reported higher rates of hiring workers with disabilities over the past 12 months, greater implementation of disability-related supports and practices, and greater provision of job accommodations than the high challenge group.

Conclusion: Employers can enhance the retention of workers with physical disabilities by promoting facilitators and addressing challenges, strengthening disability-related supports and practices, and providing job accommodations. Future research should validate these findings and develop targeted interventions.

身体残疾工人的雇主保留概况。
目的:本研究旨在定义节俭的、不重叠的雇主亚群,这些亚群是基于在保留身体残疾工人方面所感知到的促进因素和挑战。此外,我们还试图比较公司特征、残疾相关的支持和实践,以及跨雇主子群体提供的工作便利。方法:我们对美国2000名雇主进行了一项在线调查,进行了横断面观察性研究。数据分析包括1,641名雇主,这些雇主至少雇佣了一名身体残疾的员工。数据分析方法包括潜在剖面分析、独立t检验、卡方检验或Fisher精确检验。结果:我们确定了两个雇主亚组,其特征是高促进者组(n = 360)和高挑战组(n = 1,281)。高促进者组由雇主组成,他们认为在留住残疾工人方面,促进者比挑战更大,而高挑战组由雇主组成,他们认为挑战比促进者更大。与高挑战组相比,高促进组中更大比例的受访者来自服务提供公司,员工人数少于500人,并且是首席执行官或所有者。此外,在过去的12个月里,与高挑战组相比,高促进组报告了更高的雇用残疾工人的比率,更多地实施了与残疾相关的支持和实践,并提供了更多的工作便利。结论:雇主可以通过促进促进和应对挑战,加强与残疾相关的支持和实践,以及提供工作便利来提高身体残疾工人的保留率。未来的研究应该验证这些发现,并制定有针对性的干预措施。
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CiteScore
5.80
自引率
12.10%
发文量
64
期刊介绍: The Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation is an international forum for the publication of peer-reviewed original papers on the rehabilitation, reintegration, and prevention of disability in workers. The journal offers investigations involving original data collection and research synthesis (i.e., scoping reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses). Papers derive from a broad array of fields including rehabilitation medicine, physical and occupational therapy, health psychology and psychiatry, orthopedics, oncology, occupational and insurance medicine, neurology, social work, ergonomics, biomedical engineering, health economics, rehabilitation engineering, business administration and management, and law.  A single interdisciplinary source for information on work disability rehabilitation, the Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation helps to advance the scientific understanding, management, and prevention of work disability.
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