scholarly journals Difficult entry and return to the labor market: on the professional (re)integration of people with disabilities and chronic health conditions in Poland (The PATHWAYS research project)

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-488
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Piłat ◽  
Barbara Woźniak ◽  
Beata Tobiasz–Adamczyk ◽  
Monika Brzyska ◽  
Matilde Leonardi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Chronic Health Conditions ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Chronic Health

scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 on services for people with disabilities and chronic health conditions

2021 ◽  
pp. 101090
Author(s):  
Ariel E. Schwartz ◽  
Elizabeth G.S. Munsell ◽  
Elizabeth K. Schmidt ◽  
Cristina Colón-Semenza ◽  
Kelsi Carolan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Chronic Health Conditions ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Chronic Health

scholarly journals Working Differently or Not at All: COVID-19’s Effects on Employment among People with Disabilities and Chronic Health Conditions

2021 ◽  
pp. 073112142110120
Author(s):  
Michelle Lee Maroto ◽  
David Pettinicchio ◽  
Martin Lukk
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Chronic Health Conditions ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Economic Insecurity ◽  
Chronic Health ◽  
Non Union ◽  
Marginalized Groups ◽  
Part Time

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed employment situations for workers everywhere. This is especially true among people with disabilities and chronic health conditions who face greater risks in contracting COVID-19 and experience larger disadvantages within the labor market. Drawing from original data gathered through a national online survey ( N = 1,027) and integrated set of virtual interviews ( N = 50) with Canadians with disabilities and chronic health conditions, our findings show that although the pandemic has not directly led to job losses for most people with disabilities and chronic health conditions, respondents who have lost employment due to COVID-19 are struggling. Even though employed workers have been faring better, half were concerned about losing their jobs within the next year, and these concerns were more prevalent among part-time and non-union workers. Our findings emphasize the potential for growing economic insecurity as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on employment situations among marginalized groups.

scholarly journals Working Differently or Not at All: COVID-19’s Effects on Employment among People with Disabilities and Chronic Health Conditions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Lee Maroto ◽  
David Pettinicchio ◽  
Martin Lukk
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Chronic Health Conditions ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Economic Insecurity ◽  
Chronic Health ◽  
Non Union ◽  
Marginalized Groups ◽  
Part Time

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed employment situations for workers everywhere. This is especially true among people with disabilities and chronic health conditions who face greater risks in contracting COVID-19 and experience larger disadvantages within the labor market. Drawing from original data gathered through a national online survey (N = 1,027) and integrated set of virtual interviews (N = 50) with Canadians with disabilities and chronic health conditions, our findings show that although the pandemic has not directly led to job losses for most people with disabilities and chronic health conditions, respondents who have lost employment due to COVID-19 are struggling. Even though employed workers have been faring better, half were concerned about losing their jobs within the next year, and these concerns were more prevalent among part-time and non-union workers. Our findings emphasize the potential for growing economic insecurity as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on employment situations among marginalized groups.

scholarly journals Support for a Lower State Pension Age for Disadvantaged Older Workers

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 463-464
Author(s):  
Jaap Oude Mulders ◽  
Hendrik Van Dalen ◽  
Kène Henkens
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Informal Care ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Chronic Health Conditions ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Lower State ◽  
Physical Strain ◽  
Chronic Health ◽  
State Pension ◽  
Pension Benefits

Abstract Due to policy reforms, early exit from the labor market has decreased substantially and people are participating in the labor market until much higher ages than before. As a result, there are increasingly many people that struggle to continue working until they can comfortably retire, for example due to chronic health conditions or having to provide informal care. A potential solution would be to grant earlier access to state pension benefits (such as Social Security) for disadvantaged older workers. While it is known that many people are supportive of such a policy, the question remains how much earlier access would be granted under which circumstances. Here, using a quasi-experimental vignette design (10,350 observations nested in 2,070 respondents), we study how much earlier Dutch people would like to grant access to disadvantaged older workers. Relevant characteristics of older workers that are judged are the age at which they started working, the level of physical strain in their job, whether they have chronic health conditions, and whether they provide informal care to a loved one. The result show that, on average, people would grant older workers with chronic muscoskeletal conditions or cardiovascular disease one year earlier access to the state pension than normal, while older workers that provide daily informal care would be granted 10 months earlier access. Cumulative disadvantage could lead to a maximum of three years earlier access to pension benefits. This study provides important insights into fairness considerations surrounding state pension provisions, and implications for practice will be discussed.

scholarly journals Perceptions of Canadian Federal Policy Responses to COVID-19 among People with Disabilities and Chronic Health Conditions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Pettinicchio ◽  
Michelle Lee Maroto ◽  
Martin Lukk
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Chronic Health Conditions ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Liberal Party ◽  
Chronic Health ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Political Partisanship ◽  
Canadian Public Policy

This study examines how people with disabilities and chronic health conditions—members of a large and diverse group often overlooked by Canadian public policy—are making sense of the Canadian federal government's response to COVID-19. Using original national online survey data collected in June 2020 (N=1,027), we investigate how members of this group view the government's overall response. Although survey results show broad support for the federal government's pandemic response, findings also indicate fractures based on disability type and specific health condition, political partisanship, region, and experiences with COVID-19. Among these, identification with the Liberal party and receipt of CERB stand out as associated with more positive views. Further examination of qualitative responses shows that these views are also linked to differing perspectives surrounding government benefits and spending, partisan divisions, as well as other social and cultural cleavages.

scholarly journals Findings from an online survey on the mental health effects of COVID-19 on Canadians with disabilities and chronic health conditions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Pettinicchio ◽  
Michelle Lee Maroto ◽  
Lei Chai ◽  
Martin Lukk
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Chronic Health Conditions ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Chronic Health

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has led to worsening mental health outcomes throughout the Canadian population, its effects have been more acute among already marginalized groups, including people with disabilities and chronic health conditions. This paper examines how heightened fears of contracting the virus, financial impacts, and social isolation contribute to declining mental health among this already vulnerable group. This paper investigates how increases in anxiety, stress, and despair are associated with concerns about getting infected, COVID-19-induced financial hardship, and increased social isolation as a result of adhering to protective measures among people with disabilities and chronic health conditions. This study uses original national quota-based online survey data (n=1,027) collected in June 2020 from people with disabilities and chronic health conditions. Three logistic regression models investigate the relationship between COVID-19's effects on finances, concerns about contracting the virus, changes in loneliness and belonging, and measures taken to combat the spread of COVID-19 and reports of increased anxiety, stress, and despair, net of covariates. Models show that increased anxiety, stress, and despair were associated with negative financial effects of COVID-19, greater concerns about contracting COVID-19, increased loneliness, and decreased feelings of belonging. Net of other covariates, increased measures taken to combat COVID-19 was not significantly associated with mental health outcomes. Findings address how the global health crisis is contributing to declining mental health status through heightened concerns over contracting the virus, increases in economic insecurity, and growing social isolation, speaking to how health pandemics exacerbate health inequalities.

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