Master of Public Health Program, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON.
Curr Oncol. 2009 Sep;16(5):15-22. doi: 10.3747/co.v16i5.381.
The aim of the present study was to survey human resources personnel about how their northeastern Ontario workplaces assist employees with cancer.
This cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2007 to April 2008. Surveys were sent to 255 workplaces in northeastern Ontario with 25 or more employees, and 101 workplaces responded (39.6% response rate). Logistic regression modelling was used to identify factors associated with more or less workplace support. More or less workplace support was defined by provision of paid time to employees with medical appointments and an offer of a return-to-work meeting and reduced hours for employees with cancer. Factors considered in the model included organization size, geographic location (urban, rural), and workplace type (private sector, public sector).
Most of the human resources staff who completed the surveys were women (67.4%), and respondents ranged in age from 25 to 70 years (mean: 45.30 +/- 8.10 years). Respondents reported working for organizations that ranged in size from 25 to more than 9000 employees. In the logistic regression model, large organization size [odds ratio (or): 6.97; 95% confidence interval (ci): 1.34 to 36.2] and public sector (or: 4.98; 95% ci: 1.16 to 21.3) were associated with employer assistance. Public sector employers provided assistance at a rate 5 times that of private sector employers, and large organizations (>50 employees) provided assistance at a rate 7 times that of smaller organizations.
In the population studied, employees with cancer benefit from working in larger and public sector organizations. The data suggest a need for further support for employees with cancer in some other organizations.
本研究旨在调查安大略省东北部的人力资源人员，了解他们的工作场所如何为癌症员工提供帮助。
这是一项横断面研究，于 2007 年 12 月至 2008 年 4 月进行。调查发送给安大略省东北部拥有 25 名或以上员工的 255 个工作场所，其中 101 个工作场所做出回应（回应率为 39.6%）。采用逻辑回归模型来确定与工作场所提供更多或更少支持相关的因素。更多或更少的工作场所支持通过为有医疗预约的员工提供带薪时间、提供重返工作岗位的会议以及为癌症员工减少工作时间来定义。模型中考虑的因素包括组织规模、地理位置（城市、农村）和工作场所类型（私营部门、公共部门）。
完成调查的人力资源员工中，大多数为女性（67.4%），受访者年龄在 25 至 70 岁之间（平均年龄：45.30 +/- 8.10 岁）。受访者报告在规模从 25 人到 9000 多人的组织中工作。在逻辑回归模型中，组织规模较大（比值比（OR）：6.97；95%置信区间（CI）：1.34 至 36.2）和公共部门（OR：4.98；95%CI：1.16 至 21.3）与雇主援助相关。公共部门雇主提供援助的比例是私营部门雇主的 5 倍，而规模较大的组织（>50 名员工）提供援助的比例是规模较小的组织的 7 倍。
在研究人群中，癌症员工在规模较大和公共部门的组织中工作受益。数据表明，其他一些组织中癌症员工需要进一步的支持。
