Chronic Diseases & Employment : An Overview of Existing Training Tools for Employers

Background: The number of people living with one or more chronic diseases (e.g., neurological, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, metabolic disorders) has dramatically increased in recent decades, affecting all sectors, including the social and economic aspects of the work sector. In the frame of the European Union (EU) Joint Action "Chrodis Plus: Implementing good practices for chronic diseases", a review has been performed in order to identify and analyze existing training tools for employers, including managers and Human Resources Staff (HRs), which aimed at creating and fostering inclusive and supportive workplaces for workers with chronic conditions and to avoid absenteeism, presenteeism, and early retirement. Methods: The training tools were identified through a revision of online published materials through Google Scholar and internet searches, published since 2006, in English, Italian, and Spanish. Results: The mapping of existing training tools highlighted the existence of two types of training tools: the first type includes those implemented by Social and Institutional Organizations (e.g., Patients' Associations, Ministries, Unions), external to the company; the second involves those implemented by Large Multinational Enterprises. Conclusions: to promote an effective and concrete inclusion and participation of employees that are affected by chronic diseases in the labor market is necessary to involve employers and managers in training programs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

International journal of environmental research and public health - 16(2019), 5 vom: 28. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Silvaggi, Fabiola [VerfasserIn]
Leonardi, Matilde [VerfasserIn]
Guastafierro, Erika [VerfasserIn]
Quintas, Rui [VerfasserIn]
Toppo, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Foucaud, Jerome [VerfasserIn]
Lamore, Kristopher [VerfasserIn]
Rothe, Ulrike [VerfasserIn]
Scaratti, Chiara [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chronic diseases
Employers
Employment
Inclusion
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Return to work
Review
Training tools
Work ability

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 11.07.2019

Date Revised 09.03.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijerph16050718

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM29447692X