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- Title
Perceived Health and Functional Status and Work Environmental Factors as Determinants of Psychological Stress Among Employed People With Multiple Sclerosis.
- Authors
Li, Jian; Rumrill, Phillip; Bishop, Malachy; Leslie, Mykal
- Abstract
Purpose: This correlational study examined relationships among (a) health and function factors, (b) work environmental factors, and (c) perceived psychological stress among employed people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Method: Based on responses to a national survey by 523 employed people with MS, this study used a hierarchical multiple regression analysis. Results: The final model explained 30% of the variability in participants' perceived stress scores. Participants who perceived better overall health, who experienced less severe cognitive impairment, who expressed higher levels of job satisfaction, and who did not receive accommodations at work reported lower stress scores than did other participants. Implications: The important role of stress in employment and career decision-making underscores the value of tailored psychosocial, medical, and vocational interventions for employed people with MS.
- Subjects
WASHINGTON (D.C.); WORK environment; MULTIPLE sclerosis; COGNITION disorders; EMPLOYMENT of people with disabilities; EMPLOYEE attitudes; MULTIPLE regression analysis; HEALTH status indicators; REGRESSION analysis; SURVEYS; LIFE skills; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; JOB satisfaction; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCALE analysis (Psychology); STATISTICAL correlation; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
- Publication
Rehabilitation Research, Policy & Education, 2020, Vol 34, Issue 3, p145
- ISSN
2168-6653
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1891/RE-19-28