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September 2004, Vol 94, No. 9 | American Journal of Public Health 1515-1518
© 2004 American Public Health Association

RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

Perceived Need for Workplace Accommodation and Labor-Force Participation in Canadian Adults With Activity Limitations

Peizhong Peter Wang, DPhil, Elizabeth M. Badley, DPhil and Monique A. Gignac, DPhil

Peizhong Peter Wang, Elizabeth M. Badley, and Monique A. Gignac are with The Arthritis Community Research and Evaluation Unit, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, and the Division of Outcomes and Population Health, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto. Peizhong Peter Wang is also with Tianjin Cancer Research Institute, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, P.R. China.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Peizhong Peter Wang, DPhil, The Arthritis Community Research and Evaluation Unit, Toronto Western Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, MP 10-327, 399 Bathurst St, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8, Canada (e-mail: wang{at}uhnres.utoronto.ca).

We examined how perceived need for workplace accommodation affects labor-force participation in people with disabilities. We analyzed a Canadian survey with structural equation modeling to test a model incorporating activity limitations and perceived need for workplace accommodations. The results suggested that the effect of upper- and lower-body activity limitation on labor-force participation was mediated by perceived need for workplace accommodations. Thus, the provision of adequate workplace accommodations could enhance labor-force participation in people with disabilities.






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