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  • 标题:Improving the job-retention strategies in multiple sclerosis workers: the role of occupational physicians
  • 作者:Benedetta PERSECHINO ; Benedetta PERSECHINO ; Luca FONTANA
  • 期刊名称:Industrial Health
  • 印刷版ISSN:0019-8366
  • 电子版ISSN:1880-8026
  • 出版年度:2019
  • 卷号:57
  • 期号:1
  • 页码:52-69
  • DOI:10.2486/indhealth.2017-0214
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
  • 摘要:

    Several studies evaluated whether a person with multiple sclerosis is employed or not and investigated the main symptoms that hinder the job performance. However, despite occupational physicians are fundamental in managing disabled subjects, there is a serious lack of data regarding their role in improving employability of these workers. In this regard, we assessed occupational physicians’ professional activity and training/updating needs in order to identify and develop management tools, operative procedures and training programs helpful to support and implement adequate job-retention strategies. Four hundred three Italian occupational physicians compiled a self-administered questionnaire to evaluate individual demographics, health surveillance system, fitness for work and training needs. Our findings confirmed the suitability to adopt environmental adjustments at workplace (particularly referring to the ergonomics of workstation, the typology of occupational risk factors and the working time) to accommodate individual’s needs in order to improve working ability among multiple sclerosis workers. Moreover, training events discussing operational guidelines and standardized instruments and/or methodologies to adequately manage the disable workers should be fostered. Therefore, in this regard, occupational physicians could play a key role but they need more high-quality training especially concerning the different tools that are currently available to assess the work issues in multiple sclerosis patients.

  • 关键词:Disability;Job-retention strategies;Multiple sclerosis;Occupational health practice;Occupational physicians;Work difficulties
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