Worker adaptation and workplace accommodations after the onset of an illness

Høgelund, Jan; Holm, Anders

doi:10.1186/2193-9004-3-17

Table 4 Hazard rate model of returning to work with four types of workplace accommodations and of ending employment after returning to work

From: Worker adaptation and workplace accommodations after the onset of an illness

	*Returning to work with:*
	Current employer, accommodated	Current employer, not accommodated	New employer	Employment duration
Female (yes = 1)	-0.061 (0.217)	-0.035 (0.210)	0.138 (0.278)	- - -^d)
45-55 years (yes = 1)	-0.624 (0.267)**	-0.307 (0.245)	-0.710 (0.297)**	-0.113 (0.280)
Older than 55 years (yes = 1)	-0.564 (0.327)*	-0.149 (0.312)	-2.311 (0.689)***	-0786 (0.342)**
Living with spouse (yes = 1)	0.453 (0.236)*	0.660 (0.245)***	0.079 (0.269)	- - -^d)
Secondary education (yes = 1)	0.641 (0.255)**	0.328 (0.224)	0.372 (0.287)	- - -^d)
Postsecondary education (yes = 1)	1.273 (0.355)***	0.889 (0.291)***	1.065 (0.343)***	- - -^d)
Visits to GP before sick leave^a)	-0.166 (0.135)	-0.106 (0.127)	0.054 (0.166)	-0.100 (0.146)
Mental illness (yes = 1)	-0.505 (0.225)**	-0.423 (0.216)**	0.687 (0.264)***	- - -^d)
Pain intensity (1–10)	- - -	- - -	- - -	0.092 (0.040)**
Employment experience	- - -	- - -	- - -	-0.030 (0.013)**
Seniority in months^b)	0.225 (0.083)***	0.163 (0.081)**	-0.370 (0.145)**	- - -^d)
Company size^b)	0.009 (0.019)	0.010 (0.018)	-0.240 (0.098)**	- - -^d)
Public sector company (yes = 1)	0.217 (0.218)	0.317 (0.217)	-0.391 (0.275)	-0.329 (0.210)
New employer (yes = 1)	- - -	- - -	- - -	0.573 (0.251)**
Reduced working hours (yes = 1)	- - -	- - -	- - -	-0.476 (0.314)
New job (yes = 1)	- - -	- - -	- - -	0.021 (0.424)
Light duties (yes = 1)	- - -	- - -	- - -	-0.273 (0.463)
Other adaptations (yes = 1)	- - -	- - -	- - -	-0.471 (0.481)
Baseline, period 2^c)	-0.403 (0.214)*	-0.172 (0.212)	0.356 (0.304)	-0.086 (0.206)
Baseline, period 3^c)	-0.931 (0.362)***	-0.837 (0.268)***	0.988 (0.439)**	- - -
Baseline, period 4^c)	-1.387 (0.623)**	-1.322 (0.496)***	1.718 (0.590)***	- - -
Constant	-4.322 (1.012)***	-4.375 (0.896)***	-5.206 (0.640)***	-3.720 (0.498)***
Random effects	2.343 (0.946)**	2.324 (0.809)***	2.974 (0.596)***	0.046 (0.441)
Fraction with random effect	0.541	0.541	0.541	0.541

Note: N = 779 The hazard rate models are estimated simultaneously. See Table 2 for more information about the variables. S.E. between brackets. Significance levels: ***1%, **5%, *10%. All equations include a dummy variable (not shown) that equal 1 when information about company size (56 persons) is missing. The return-to-work equations also include a dummy variables (not shown) that equal 1 when information about seniority (32 persons) is missing. a): Multiplied with 100. b): Multiplied with 10. c): Baseline hazard periods, accommodated work: period 1: 3 months, period 2: 4–5 months, period 3: 6–8 months, period 4: >9 months. d): The variable was excluded from the model because it was highly insignificant. Baseline hazard periods, non-accommodated work: period 1: 3 months, period 2: 4 months, period 3: 5–7 months, period 4: >8 months. Baseline hazard periods, new employer: period 1: 3–5 months, period 2: 6–9 months, period 3: 10–14 months, period 4: >15 months. Baseline hazard periods, employment duration: period 1: 1–7 months, period 2: >8 months.

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