Work Injury Risk Among Young People With Learning Disabilities and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Canada

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ID11021791
AuthorsF Curtis Breslin (0000-0003-0622-7938, F. Curtis Breslin is with the Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario; the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto; and Counseling Services, Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Toronto. Jason D. Pole is with the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario, Toronto, and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto.), Glenn Francis Wilson (corresponding author), Jason D Pole (0000-0002-0413-5434, F. Curtis Breslin is with the Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario; the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto; and Counseling Services, Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Toronto. Jason D. Pole is with the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario, Toronto, and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto.)
Year2009
Volume99
Issue8
Pages1423-1430
Publication date2009-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2008.140855
PMID19542044
PMCIDPMC2707460
OpenAlexW19542044
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited18

Objectives. We sought to gain a better understanding of the relationship between learning disabilities, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and risk of occupational injury among young workers. Methods. We assessed 15- to 24-year-old workers (n = 14 379) from cycle 2.1 of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). We gathered data on demographic characteristics, work-related factors, and presence of learning disabilities or ADHD. We conducted a multivariate logistic regression analysis to assess occurrences of medically attended work injuries. Results. There was an 89% adjusted increase in work injury risk among workers with self-reported dyslexia (a type of learning disability) relative to workers reporting no learning disabilities, although this result did not meet traditional statistical significance criteria. Being out of school, either with or without a high school diploma, was associated with a significantly increased risk of work injury, even after control for a number of demographic and work-related variables. Conclusions. Our findings underscore the notion that individual differences salient in the education system (e.g., learning disabilities, school dropout) need to be integrated into conceptual models of injury risk among young workers

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