Abstract
Aim: To explore factors associated with non-disclosure of Type 2 diabetes to employers among Danish workers with Type 2 diabetes.
Methods: A total of 705 workers with Type 2 diabetes completed a Danish cross-sectional survey. Logistic regression models were used to estimate the associations between background characteristics and probability of non-disclosure of diabetes to the employer. The models were mutually adjusted for background characteristics, socioeconomic-, diabetesand work-related factors.
Results: Among the participants, 23% had not disclosed their Type 2 diabetes to their current employer. Nondisclosure was associated with more sickness absence, more years with diabetes, greater use of diabetic medication, higher educational level and a perception of not being respected by superior. Personal traits such as gender, age and wellbeing were not associated with disclosure.
Conclusions: Among the feasible targets for interventions, good psychosocial work environment was associated with disclosure.
Methods: A total of 705 workers with Type 2 diabetes completed a Danish cross-sectional survey. Logistic regression models were used to estimate the associations between background characteristics and probability of non-disclosure of diabetes to the employer. The models were mutually adjusted for background characteristics, socioeconomic-, diabetesand work-related factors.
Results: Among the participants, 23% had not disclosed their Type 2 diabetes to their current employer. Nondisclosure was associated with more sickness absence, more years with diabetes, greater use of diabetic medication, higher educational level and a perception of not being respected by superior. Personal traits such as gender, age and wellbeing were not associated with disclosure.
Conclusions: Among the feasible targets for interventions, good psychosocial work environment was associated with disclosure.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1116-1119 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Diabetic Medicine |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2017 |
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Skinner, T., Willaing, I., Cleal, B., & Olsen, K. (2017). Characteristics associated with non-disclosure of type 2 diabetes at work. Diabetic Medicine, 34(8), 1116-1119. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.13386