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1. Adverse Childhood Experiences, Support, and the Perception of Ability to Work in Adults with Disability.

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Sophia Miryam Schüssler-Fiorenza Rose, Jessica G Eslinger, Lindsey Zimmerman, Jamie Scaccia, Betty S Lai, Catrin Lewis, and Eva Alisic

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Medicine, Science
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OBJECTIVE:To examine the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and support on self-reported work inability of adults reporting disability. PARTICIPANTS:Adults (ages 18-64) who participated in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 2009 or 2010 and who reported having a disability (n = 13,009). DESIGN AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:The study used a retrospective cohort design with work inability as the main outcome. ACE categories included abuse (sexual, physical, emotional) and family dysfunction (domestic violence, incarceration, mental illness, substance abuse, divorce). Support included functional (perceived emotional/social support) and structural (living with another adult) support. Logistic regression was used to adjust for potential confounders (age, sex and race) and to evaluate whether there was an independent effect of ACEs on work inability after adding other important predictors (support, education, health) to the model. RESULTS:ACEs were highly prevalent with almost 75% of the sample reporting at least one ACE category and over 25% having a high ACE burden (4 or more categories). ACEs were strongly associated with functional support. Participants experiencing a high ACE burden had a higher adjusted odds ratio (OR) [95% confidence interval] of 1.9 [1.5-2.4] of work inability (reference: zero ACEs). Good functional support (adjusted OR 0.52 [0.42-0.63]) and structural support (adjusted OR 0.48 [0.41-0.56]) were protective against work inability. After adding education and health to the model, ACEs no longer appeared to have an independent effect. Structural support remained highly protective, but functional support only appeared to be protective in those with good physical health. CONCLUSIONS:ACEs are highly prevalent in working-age US adults with a disability, particularly young adults. ACEs are associated with decreased support, lower educational attainment and worse adult health. Health care providers are encouraged to screen for ACEs. Addressing the effects of ACEs on health and support, in addition to education and retraining, may increase ability to work in those with a disability.

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2016
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2. Adverse Childhood Experiences, Support, and the Perception of Ability to Work in Adults with Disability

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Jamie Scaccia, Catrin Lewis, Lindsey Zimmerman, Jessica Eslinger, Betty S. Lai, Sophia Miryam Schüssler-Fiorenza Rose, and Eva Alisic

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Male, Gerontology, Child abuse, Work, lcsh:Medicine, Social Sciences, Poison control, Graduates, Occupational safety and health, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Disability Evaluation, 0302 clinical medicine, Sociology, Medicine and Health Sciences, Medicine, Public and Occupational Health, Child Abuse, 030212 general & internal medicine, lcsh:Science, Child, Schools, Multidisciplinary, Adult Survivors of Child Abuse, Middle Aged, Professional Impairment, Substance abuse, Health Education and Awareness, Educational Status, Female, Behavioral and Social Aspects of Health, Research Article, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Dysfunctional family, Models, Psychological, Risk Assessment, Education, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, Social support, Mental Health and Psychiatry, Adults, Humans, Disabled Persons, Psychiatry, Educational Attainment, Demography, Retrospective Studies, business.industry, lcsh:R, Social Support, Mental illness, medicine.disease, R1, Health Care, Logistic Models, Age Groups, People and Places, lcsh:Q, Population Groupings, Perception, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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Objective\ud \ud To examine the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and support on self-reported work inability of adults reporting disability.\ud \ud Participants\ud \ud Adults (ages 18–64) who participated in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 2009 or 2010 and who reported having a disability (n = 13,009).\ud \ud Design and Main Outcome Measures\ud \ud The study used a retrospective cohort design with work inability as the main outcome. ACE categories included abuse (sexual, physical, emotional) and family dysfunction (domestic violence, incarceration, mental illness, substance abuse, divorce). Support included functional (perceived emotional/social support) and structural (living with another adult) support. Logistic regression was used to adjust for potential confounders (age, sex and race) and to evaluate whether there was an independent effect of ACEs on work inability after adding other important predictors (support, education, health) to the model.\ud \ud Results\ud \ud ACEs were highly prevalent with almost 75% of the sample reporting at least one ACE category and over 25% having a high ACE burden (4 or more categories). ACEs were strongly associated with functional support. Participants experiencing a high ACE burden had a higher adjusted odds ratio (OR) [95% confidence interval] of 1.9 [1.5–2.4] of work inability (reference: zero ACEs). Good functional support (adjusted OR 0.52 [0.42–0.63]) and structural support (adjusted OR 0.48 [0.41–0.56]) were protective against work inability. After adding education and health to the model, ACEs no longer appeared to have an independent effect. Structural support remained highly protective, but functional support only appeared to be protective in those with good physical health.\ud \ud Conclusions\ud \ud ACEs are highly prevalent in working-age US adults with a disability, particularly young adults. ACEs are associated with decreased support, lower educational attainment and worse adult health. Health care providers are encouraged to screen for ACEs. Addressing the effects of ACEs on health and support, in addition to education and retraining, may increase ability to work in those with a disability.

Published
2016

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