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Goodwin, Elizabeth, Hawton, Annie, Whitty, Jennifer A. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5886-1933 and Green, Colin
(2021)
Exploring the factors that influence workforce participation for people with multiple sclerosis: a discrete choice experiment.
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 31 (3).
613–626.
ISSN 1053-0487
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Abstract
Purpose Research indicates that employment is beneficial for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). However, people with MS typically face reduced workforce participation compared to the general population. Using a discrete choice experiment (DCE) we explored which factors are most important in influencing employment choices of people with MS, and whether the relative importance of factors differs between subgroups. Methods Attributes and levels for the DCE were developed using a systematic literature review and public involvement techniques with people with MS. In an online survey, respondents were asked to choose between two hypothetical job scenarios described using six attributes. We used a large, national register (the UK MS Register), to recruit participants aged 18–64 years with a diagnosis of MS. Choice data were analysed using multinomial logit and latent class models. Results Analyses were based on responses from 2350 people with MS. The preferred model specification was a latent class model, with three classes of respondent. The relative importance of attributes varied between classes, with one giving the greatest weight to the impact of work on other aspects of their lives, the second to having supportive bosses and colleagues, and the third to job flexibility. The classes differed significantly in terms of age and gender, type of MS, and socio-economic status. Conclusions Significant heterogeneity was apparent among people with MS regarding the factors that influence their employment decisions. Attributes concerning the impact of work, attitudes in the workplace and job flexibility appear more influential than those concerning physical workplace adaptations.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | employment,multiple sclerosis,surveys and questionnaires,rehabilitation,occupational therapy ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2742 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Economics |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Feb 2021 00:58 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Oct 2022 07:32 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/79117 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10926-020-09952-5 |
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