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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Workplace Psychology
  • Human Resources Management

Background:

  • Understanding factors enabling employees with health problems to remain at work is crucial.
  • Identifying early warning signs of decreased work functioning is essential for timely intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore reasons for differential work retention among employees with health issues.
  • To identify signals indicative of diminished work functioning.
  • To investigate methods for measuring work functioning in this population.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted three focus groups involving employees with health problems, occupational physicians, and HR managers/supervisors.
  • Gathered perspectives from diverse stakeholder groups to understand work functioning dynamics.

Main Results:

  • Individual differences in coping strategies, motivation, beliefs, attitudes, and values were identified as significant.
  • All participant groups emphasized the supervisor's pivotal role in supporting employees with health problems.
  • Supervisors can facilitate work accommodations and optimize employee functioning.

Conclusions:

  • Focus groups provided insights into why some employees with health problems can stay at work while others cannot.
  • While supervisors are universally seen as key, perceptions of their role and impact vary among employees, physicians, and HR managers.