Importance and satisfaction ratings on 38 key employment concerns among African American women with multiple sclerosis

Phillip D. Rumrill; Rongxiu Wu; Penina Goldstein; Chithra Adams; Kathleen Sheppard-Jones; Beatrice Lee; Malachy Bishop; Timothy N. Tansey; Deborah L. Minton; Mykal J. Leslie

doi:10.3233/JVR-191068

Importance and satisfaction ratings on 38 key employment concerns among African American women with multiple sclerosis

Phillip D. Rumrill, Rongxiu Wu, Penina Goldstein, Chithra Adams, Kathleen Sheppard-Jones, Beatrice Lee, Malachy Bishop, Timothy N. Tansey, Deborah L. Minton, Mykal J. Leslie

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This article provides descriptive findings from a sub-sample of 143 female African Americans with multiple sclerosis (MS) who responded to a national survey of the employment concerns of Americans with MS. Respondents evaluated 38 employment concerns items on two dimensions, importance and satisfaction, for the purpose of identifying strengths and weaknesses in the employment policies and practices affecting the labor force participation of African American women with MS. RESULTS: Results revealed a unique 'strength and weakness' profile of African American women with MS consisting of 16 employment strengths and 22 employment weaknesses, a combination that distinguishes this population from profiles of other MS sub-populations. CONCLUSION: Implications of these findings for future rehabilitation programming and research are examined.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	173-183
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
Volume	52
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/JVR-191068
State	Published - 2020

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Funding Information:
This research was funded partly through a Health Care Delivery and Policy Research grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY. The authors wish to thank the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, its participating chapters, and the study participants for their support and assistance with this research. This research was also supported by the Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center on Targeted Communities grant (H264F150003) from the Department of Education. However, the ideas, opinions, and conclusions expressed do not

Funding Information:
This research was funded partly through a Health Care Delivery and Policy Research grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY. The authors wish to thank the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, its participating chapters, and the study participants for their support and assistance with this research. This research was also supported by the Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center on Targeted Communities grant (H264F150003) from the Department of Education. However, the ideas, opinions, and conclusions expressed do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and endorsement by the Federal Government should not be assumed. Preparation of this article was also partly funded by the United States Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy in the amount of $2.5 million under Cooperative Agreement No. OD-32548-18-75-4-21.

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© 2020 - IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved.

Keywords

African American women
Multiple sclerosis
employment

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Rehabilitation
Occupational Therapy

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