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Long COVID Prevalence, Disability, and Accommodations: Analysis Across Demographic Groups.
- Source :
- Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation; Jun2024, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p335-349, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Purpose: This paper examines the prevalence of long COVID across different demographic groups in the US and the extent to which workers with impairments associated with long COVID have engaged in pandemic-related remote work. Methods: We use the US Household Pulse Survey to evaluate the proportion of all adults who self-reported to (1) have had long COVID, and (2) have activity limitations due to long COVID. We also use data from the US Current Population Survey to estimate linear probability regressions for the likelihood of pandemic-related remote work among workers with and without disabilities. Results: Findings indicate that women, Hispanic people, sexual and gender minorities, individuals without 4-year college degrees, and people with preexisting disabilities are more likely to have long COVID and to have activity limitations from long COVID. Remote work is a reasonable arrangement for people with such activity limitations and may be an unintentional accommodation for some people who have undisclosed disabilities. However, this study shows that people with disabilities were less likely than people without disabilities to perform pandemic-related remote work. Conclusion: The data suggest this disparity persists because people with disabilities are clustered in jobs that are not amenable to remote work. Employers need to consider other accommodations, especially shorter workdays and flexible scheduling, to hire and retain employees who are struggling with the impacts of long COVID. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SELF-evaluation
EMPLOYEES
WHITE collar workers
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
RESEARCH funding
POST-acute COVID-19 syndrome
SEX distribution
HISPANIC Americans
FUNCTIONAL status
DISEASE prevalence
AGE distribution
BLUE collar workers
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
RACE
EMPLOYMENT of people with disabilities
TELECOMMUTING
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
SEXUAL minorities
COMPARATIVE studies
COVID-19 pandemic
REGRESSION analysis
EDUCATIONAL attainment
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
COVID-19
ACTIVITIES of daily living
DISEASE risk factors
DISEASE complications
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10530487
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177896377
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-024-10173-3