Job Accommodations Availability and Utilization Among XXXX With Lupus: An Examination of Workplace Activity Limitations and Work Context Factors.

@entity1 @entity1442 @entity239 @entity1252
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the availability of diverse job accommodations (or flexible @entity1442 ) and to describe their use among @entity1 with @entity1252 ( @entity1252 ), as well as to examine factors associated with the use of job accommodations. METHODS: A mail survey was sent to adult @entity1252 @entity1 receiving care from a @entity1252 clinic based in Toronto, Canada. The survey assessed demographic information, self-reported disease activity, work history, workplace activity limitations, job strain, and the availability and use of job accommodations. Standard multivariable linear regression analysis was used to examine factors associated with the use of job accommodations. RESULTS: We received 362 responses of 604 mailed surveys (60% response rate). @entity1 who were employed within the last 5 years, but who were not currently working, were less likely than currently employed @entity1 to report having had job accommodations available to them at their last place of employment. The use of job accommodations was reported by 70% of currently employed respondents and by 72% of those not currently employed. The most common job accommodation used was sick leave days. Factors positively associated with the use of job accommodations among those who were employed included higher levels of education, being diagnosed with @entity239 , at least 1 episode of short-term work disability, not belonging to a union, greater workplace activity limitations, and greater job strain. CONCLUSION: The use of job accommodations among @entity1 with @entity1252 is common. Work context factors, such as workplace activity limitations and job strain, are the main factors associated with the use of job accommodations.
