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. 2023 Feb 1;65(2):93-97.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002723.

Association Between Types of Chronic Disease and Receiving Workplace Accommodations: A Cross-Sectional Study of Japanese Workers

Arisa Harada  1 , Seiichiro Tateishi, Tomohiro Ishimaru, Masako Nagata, Hisashi Eguchi, Mayumi Tsuji, Kazunori Ikegami, Ryutaro Matsugaki, Yoshihisa Fujino; CORoNaWork Project
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Association Between Types of Chronic Disease and Receiving Workplace Accommodations: A Cross-Sectional Study of Japanese Workers

Arisa Harada et al. J Occup Environ Med. .

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the association between the type of chronic disease and receiving workplace accommodations.

Methods: This online cross-sectional study analyzed a self-reported questionnaire administered in Japan. A total of 6775 full-time workers who reported needing work accommodations were included.

Results: Workplace accommodations were more likely to be provided for workers with cancer, mental illness, and benign gynecological disorders than for workers with no disease under treatment. In contrast, workplace accommodations were less likely for workers with low back pain and skin diseases.

Conclusions: Receiving workplace accommodations depends on the type of chronic disease. Chronic diseases for which workers frequently receive workplace accommodations may be those for which support is encouraged by law. It is necessary to support workers with chronic diseases that do not receive adequate workplace accommodations.

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Conflict of interest statement

Ishimaru, Harada, Tateishi, Nagata, Eguchi, Tsuji, Ikegami, Matsugaki, and Fujino, for the CORoNaWork Project have no relationships/conditions/circumstances that present potential conflict of interest.

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