Social stigma is an underestimated contributing factor to unemployment in people with mental illness or mental health issues: position paper and future directions

EPM Brouwers - BMC psychology, 2020 - Springer
Background As yet, little is known about the effects of mental health stigma on sustainable
employment. This is surprising, as mental health stigma is common, and because people …

Barriers and facilitators to extended working lives in Europe: a gender focus

CE Edge, AM Cooper, M Coffey - Public health reviews, 2017 - Springer
Background There is a global imperative to respond to the challenge of a growing 'old-age
dependency ratio'by ensuring the workforce is healthy enough to remain in work for longer …

Sustaining work participation across the life course

GS Pransky, JB Fassier, E Besen, P Blanck… - Journal of occupational …, 2016 - Springer
Introduction Many disability prevention strategies are focused on acute injuries and brief
illness episodes, but there will be growing challenges for employers to manage …

Predictors of decent work among workers with Chiari malformation: An empirical test of the psychology of working theory

DM Tokar, KP Kaut - Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2018 - Elsevier
The purpose of the present study was to extend the research on the Psychology of Working
Theory (PWT; Duffy, Blustein, Diemer, & Autin, 2016) by testing its applicability to workers …

Prevalence rate of neck, shoulder and lower back pain in association with age, body mass index and gender among Malaysian office workers

A Shariat, JR Cardoso, JA Cleland, M Danaee… - Work, 2018 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: Malaysian office workers often experience Musculoskeletal Discomfort
(MSD) which is typically related to the low back, shoulders, and neck. OBJECTIVES: The …

Discrimination in the workplace, reported by people with major depressive disorder: a cross-sectional study in 35 countries

EPM Brouwers, J Mathijssen, T Van Bortel, L Knifton… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Whereas employment has been shown to be beneficial for people with Major
Depressive Disorder (MDD) across different cultures, employers' attitudes have been shown …

Workers' decisions to disclose a mental health issue to managers and the consequences

CS Dewa, J Van Weeghel, MCW Joosen… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Stigma can be a barrier to accessing effective interventions and work
accommodations for mental illnesses. Fear of stigma's concomitant prejudice and …

[HTML][HTML] What could influence workers' decisions to disclose a mental illness at work?

CS Dewa, J Van Weeghel, MCW Joosen… - … of occupational and …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Stigma can be a barrier for workers experiencing a mental illness to access
accommodations at work. However, work accommodations may be necessary to maintain a …

Employment status transitions in employees with and without chronic disease in the Netherlands

AGEM De Boer, GA Geuskens, U Bültmann… - International journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Objectives Objectives were to:(1) longitudinally assess transitions in employment
status of employees with and without chronic disease; and (2) assess predictors of exit from …

Work adjustments by types of occupations amongst people with multiple sclerosis: a survey study

A Machado, C Murley, J Dervish, FS Teni… - Journal of Occupational …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose To explore the occurrence of work adjustments for people with multiple sclerosis
(MS) across types of occupations (managerial, office, and manual workers). Methods All …