PATHWAYS PROJECT 2015-2018 PATHWAYS PROJECT PATHWAYS project has received funding from the European Union’s Health Programme (2014-2020) Grant agreement

PATHWAYS PROJECT 2015-2018PATHWAYS PROJECT 2015-2018

PATHWAYS PROJECT

PATHWAYS project has received funding from the European Union’s Health Programme (2014-2020)

Grant agreement n. 663474

Chafea – 3rd Health ProgrammeMulti-beneficiary Project Grant (HP-PJ, HP-JA)

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Project title: PArticipation To Healthy Workplaces And inclusive Strategies in the Work Sector

Project Acronym: PATHWAYS

Starting date: 1st May 2015

Duration in months: 36

PATHWAYS directly contributes to the 2014 Work Programme by focusing on action 2.1.1.3 regarding the development of innovative approaches to promote the professional integration and reintegration of people with chronic diseases and improve their employability. The main objective of this action is “to identify innovative strategies to adapt the workplace to the needs of people with chronic diseases and to improve their integration or reintegration into the workplace”.

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12 PARTNERS12 PARTNERS


10 COUNTRIES10 COUNTRIES


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No Name Short name Country

1 FONDAZIONE IRCSS ISTITUTO NEUROLOGICO CARLO BESTA FINCB Italy

2 UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID UAM Spain

3 PARC SANITARI SANT JOAN DE DÉU PSSJD Spain

4 PANEPISTIMIO THESSALIAS UTH Greece

5 UNIVERSITY REHABILITATION INSTITUTE URI Slovenia

6 VSEOBECNA FAKULTNI NEMOCNICE V PRAZE VFN Czech Republic

7 GAILTAL KLINIK – NEUROLOGISCHE REHABILIATION KABEG Austria

8 UNIWERSYTET JAGIELLONSKI UJ Poland

9 HOGSKOLEN I OSLO OG AKERSHUS HIOA Norway

10 LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN LMU Germany

11 EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AISBL

EASPD Belgium

12 FACHHOCHSCHULE KARNTEN-GEMEINNUTZI CUAS Austria


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WPno.

WP title WP Leader Start month End month

1 Coordination of the project FINCB 1 36

2 Dissemination of the project FINCB 1 36

3 Evaluation of the project UJ 1 36

4 Mapping of available professional integration and reintegration strategies for people with chronic diseases and mental disorders in Europe

EASPD 1 12

5 Evaluation of the effectiveness of existing integration and re-integration into work strategies for persons with chronic conditions including mental disorders

LMU 9 21

6 Assessment of the needs of persons with chronic (including mental) diseases

UAM 4 28

7 Propose strategies to fill the gaps for implementation of existing entering and return to work strategies of people with chronic conditions and mental health disorders

UTH 19 36


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The question why people with chronic diseases experience difficulties is crucial to plan strategies and interventions to increase their participation in the labour force. This question was addressed in studies showing that employment problems among chronically ill persons are not only impairment-related, but also connected to socio-demographic and psychological factors, attitudes and beliefs, disclosure, job demands, organizational factors and macro-economic factorsDespite the evidence on the substantial negative impact of chronic diseases on employment, the framework of employment needs of people with chronic diseases is not always clear

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Employmen rates are still very low for people with chronic and mental diseases

Cancer survivors are 1.4 times more likely to be unemployed that healthy people (De Boer et al.2011)

20-30% of workers with mental disorders experience recurrent sickness absence (Arends et al. 2013)

25% of young people with disabilities find work, only 9%retain at work for >12 months ( Holwerda et al 2013)


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UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities As stated by art. 27 (Work and Employment) of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the right to work applies to people with disabilities, defined in art. 1 through a broad definition of disability that includes persons with chronic diseases.

Universal Declaration of Human RightsArt. 23.1: “everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment”. Art. 25.1: “everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, (…) and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability (…) or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control”.

Legal framework of chronically ill individuals and employment (1/2)


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The Luxembourg Declaration on Workplace Health Promotion in the European Union states that “Workplace Health Promotion (WHP) is the combined efforts of employers, employees and society to improve the health and well-being of people at work” . This can be achieved by improving the work organisation and the working environment, promoting active participation, and encouraging personal growth.

Legal framework of chronically ill individuals and employment (2/2)

Multiple definitions for disability are used that include access to benefits, services and to employment. Chronic illness is rarely defined separately. Thus, it seems very important to extend the research and monitor the legal frameworks in European and extra-European countries.

PATHWAYS, on the one hand, will contribute to the description of the existing legal framework of chronic disease in the European countries and on the other hand it will develop guidelines that can be translated in new legislative indications.

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Persons with chronic diseases often encounter work-related problems, such as unemployment, absenteeism, reduced productivity, and stigmatization in the workplace. The rising prevalence of chronic diseases and the current period of economic crisis make these problems even more serious.

In response to these issues, that have negative consequences at individual, national and European levels, PATHWAYS aims to a) identify existing integration and re-integration

strategies in the workplaceb) determine their effectiveness

c) assess the employment-related needs of persons with chronic diseases and mental

disorders, so to identify gaps in services tailored to them

d) develop policy recommendations to improve European strategies for integration and

reintegration into the workplace.


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General ObjectiveThe general aim of PATHWAYS is to identify innovative strategies to adapt the workplace to the needs of people with chronic disease and to improve their integration or reintegration into the workplace.

Objectives of the Project


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Specific objectives1.Mapping of available professional integration and reintegration strategies for people with chronic diseases and mental disorders in Europe2.To critically assess the level of evidence for the effectiveness of integration and re-integration into work strategies current available in Europe3.To examine specific employment needs of people with chronic diseases: gaps and unmet needs4.To create guidelines supporting the implementation of available effective professional integration and reintegration strategies for people with chronic diseases in the broader European context

Aims and objectives of the Project


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•Persons suffering from chronic diseases

•Representatives of advocacy groups and

NGOs

•Employers

•Governments and policy makers

•European Commission

•International Organizations (ILO, WHO, OECD).

Pathways Project Target groups


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The final outcome of PATHWAYS project will be the development of guidelines supporting the implementation of strategies to improve the employment situation of persons with chronic diseases, taking into account the knowledge acquired in the different phases regarding the availability of strategies, the users of these services, their effectiveness, and the met and unmet employment needs of persons with chronic diseases.

Together, these guidelines will provide a comprehensive overview of the steps that need to be taken to improve the employment situation of persons with chronic diseases and mental disorders in Europe, supporting policy makers in their decision-making processes.

Expected Outcomes


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The involvement of relevant stakeholders and employers will facilitate the transferability of the strategies in the workplaces and will guarantee that they match employees’ needs. The policy recommendations will give clear and concrete directions, so that governments can make choices towards a better and wider participation of people with chronic disease in the labour market.

Expected Outcomes


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A PATHWAYS final conference will conclude the project, presenting the results to the scientific community, policy makers, advocacy groups and other relevant stakeholders, in order to provide them with a complete framework of the existing situation and also of the ways to implement services and develop new kind of interventions.


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In sum, PATHWAYS will meet the 2.1.1.3 priority of the 2014 Work Program, by harmonizing available information on integration and reintegration strategies and their effectiveness, identifying the users of such services and their employment-related needs, discovering potential gaps and problems in any of these areas, and providing specific policy recommendations for developing EU-level policies and legislation aimed to improve the employment situation of persons with chronic diseases in Europe.

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PATHWAYS PROJECT 2015-2018 PATHWAYS PROJECT PATHWAYS project has received funding from the European Union’s Health Programme (2014-2020) Grant agreement