Work stress and quality of life in persons with disabilities from four European countries: the case of spinal cord injury

Fekete, Christine; Wahrendorf, Morten; Reinhardt, Jan D.; Post, Marcel W M; Siegrist, Johannes

doi:10.1007/s11136-013-0610-7

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“…In the present study, we evaluated SR and QoL of SCI patients who have completed their rehabilitation program in rehabilitation centers in Greece, aiming to correlate these findings with the demographic characteristics of the participants, as well as with the clinical parameters associated with SCI and its complications. Our results were similar to those reported for other European countries [2,11], with the exception of those related to mobility and occupation. In these cases, SCI patients in Greece seem to have significant limitations in the fields of movement ability and accessibility (roads, buildings, transportation, and others), and their opportunities to be engaged in work.…”

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“…Age has an important role in SR and QoL of SCI people [11,22,32,33]; it seems to adversely affect QoL by deteriorating health level, because of multiple co-morbidities in the elderly, increasing fatigue and disability [11,33]. However, other authors reported that aging is a factor conducive to achieving SR [22,32].…”

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“…Previous studies reported on SR of SCI patients at their own countries [2,3,[11][12][13][14]. Various factors, including age, gender, marital status, level of injury, employment, education and presence of pain were examined; results were similar in European countries.…”

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Social Reintegration and Quality of Life after Spinal Cord Injury: the Greek Paradigm

Tzanos¹,

Mitsiokapa²,

Megaloikonomos³

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Previous studies reported on social reintegration (SR) of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients at their own countries. Their results on community accessibility, SR and ability to enter the labor market, and quality of life (QoL) varied. Therefore, we performed this study to evaluate SR and QoL of SCI people who have completed their rehabilitation program in Greece, and to correlate these findings with the demographic characteristics of the participants, as well as with the clinical parameters associated with SCI. We retrospectively studied 164 patients with SCI (129 men, 35 women; mean age, 46 years; range, 20-80 years) who completed their rehabilitation program and lived in the community in Greece. Mean time from SCI was 15 years (range, 1-43 years). All participants completed questionnaires in an interview form. Questionnaires included demographic details and clinical information, pain score in a 0-10 point pain scale, CHART scale to assess SR, and the WHOQoL BREF scale to assess QoL. Univariate predictors for SR and QoL varied. Multivariate predictors for SR and QoL were gender, educational level, employment, type of SCI, presence of pressure ulcers, age for all domains except for economic self-sufficiency and environment, time elapsed from SCI, and pain for all domains except for physical independence and general health. Patients with SCI in Greece experience similar SR and QoL with other European countries, except for community accessibility and ability to enter the labor market which is more adverse in Greece than in the other European countries.

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“…According to Table 1, most of the respondents were unemployed or worked in freelance positions, and, compared with other social groups, faced more severe employment problems. Paid work is a core production activity that has a marked impact on quality of life (Fekete, Wahrendorf, Reinhardt, Post, & Siegrist, 2014 Assistant or discount 20 0…”

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“…Because work is the most crucial source of income for people with disabilities, it is fundamental to their basic survival needs (Fekete et al, 2014). The need for life services and environmental information reflects the pursuit of independence in the daily lives of people with disabilities.…”

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Use of Social Media in Uncovering Information Services for People with Disabilities in China

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Yuan

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The tangible and intangible needs of people with disabilities have been neglected in research agendas over the past decades, particularly in China. Bringing more benefits to people with disabilities and combining information delivery with Internet technology to improve their quality of life is impossible if their special needs are ignored. This study employed the crowdsourcing through social media method to investigate information needs of people who are disabled. The results indicate that using the popular social media platforms WeChat and QQ can be an effective means of reaching out to this group. Information needs can be mainly divided into internal and external needs. Leisure, tourism, and entertainment as well as assistive devices are major internal information needs, whereas work, entrepreneurship, and living services are the main external information needs.Keywords: people with disabilities, feedback, crowdsourcing, information needs, social media, China Use of Social Media in Uncovering Information Services for People with Disabilities in ChinaWhat can assist people with disabilities in improving their social inclusion and social situation? To answer this question, scholars have mainly focused on community participation (Milner & Kelly, 2009) (Carter & Markel, 2001). Therefore, using a range of media to provide information on different levels is critical (Mitchell & Sloper, 2002).Most studies have determined the needs of specific groups through literature surveys, interviews, and focus group discussions (Barrett, 2005;Mitchell & Sloper, 2002). The present study expanded the investigation to all types of disability groups. The rapid development of network technology has brought a new means for solving this problem: crowdsourcing (Ford, Richard, & Ciuchta, 2015;Pitt-Catsouphes & Cosner Berzin, 2015), which is a relatively new development in information outsourcing. It is a virtue of network platforms that cooperation can be extended worldwide through various virtual social groups. Any individual who is interested in or has some understanding about crowdsourcing can participate in crowdsourcing. In addition to reducing costs, crowdsourcing can bring answers that are more comprehensive, richer, and more creative compared with those derived from traditional investigation.Two research questions were addressed in this study: (a) which platform do people with disabilities prefer to use, and (b) what types of service information do people with disabilities in China seek. These questions are critical because they can assist policy makers in both determining how to address the needs of people with disabilities and effectively reaching out to this special group. Therefore, in this study, the needs of various people with disabilities were investigated using the crowdsourcing method to improve the quality of online information services for people with disabilities.The remainder of this article is structured as follows. Section 2 discusses research related to disabled information platforms and crowdsourcing, an...

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The Measurement of Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI) at Work

Montaño

Siegrist

2016

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Work stress and quality of life in persons with disabilities from four European countries: the case of spinal cord injury

Abstract: ERI was consistently related to all indicators of QoL, while associations with job control were less consistent. Our results do not support the notion that unfavorable socioeconomic circumstances moderate the association between work stress and QoL among persons with SCI.

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Social Reintegration and Quality of Life after Spinal Cord Injury: the Greek Paradigm

Social Reintegration and Quality of Life after Spinal Cord Injury: the Greek Paradigm

Use of Social Media in Uncovering Information Services for People with Disabilities in China

The Measurement of Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI) at Work

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