Table 1.

Supervisor response patterns and means and standard deviations for the 21 items of the Job Accommodation Scale (N = 717)

No.	Item description	No. supervisors responding			Statistics
		Missing	Not applicable	Applicable	M	SD
1	Arrange for others to help	1 (0.1%)	100 (13.9%)	616 (85.9%)	2.75	1.09
2	Shorten work days	2 (0.3%)	75 (10.5%)	640 (89.3%)	2.64	1.02
3	Change work time	2 (0.3%)	85 (11.9%)	630 (87.9%)	2.58	1.05
4	Arrange more breaks and rest periods	2 (0.3%)	56 (7.8%)	659 (91.9%)	2.98	0.93
5	Replace normal job tasks with easier things	5 (0.7%)	45 (6.3%)	667 (93.0%)	3.21	0.92
6	Reduce long periods of prolonged sitting	3 (0.4%)	47 (6.6%)	667 (93.0%)	3.24	0.88
7	Rotate between job tasks	4 (0.6%)	50 (7.0%)	663 (92.5%)	3.03	0.90
8	Move to a different site or location	10 (1.4%)	157 (21.9%)	550 (76.7%)	2.18	1.06
9	Use special equipment or tools to make work less painful	8 (1.1%)	125 (17.4%)	584 (81.5%)	2.87	1.00
10	Rearrange workplace to be more comfortable	11 (1.5%)	112 (15.6%)	594 (82.8%)	3.04	0.97
11	Alter height of work surface	11 (1.5%)	159 (22.2%)	547 (76.3%)	2.96	0.98
12	Avoid twisting or bending	12 (1.7%)	42 (5.9%)	663 (92.5%)	3.60	0.68
13	Limit pushing or pulling heavy objects	12 (1.7%)	37 (5.2%)	668 (93.2%)	3.76	0.52
14	Avoid prolonged periods of standing	11 (1.5%)	42 (5.9%)	664 (92.6%)	3.58	0.66
15	Avoid lifting of heavy objects	13 (1.8%)	23 (3.8%)	677 (94.4%)	3.86	0.46
16	Avoid awkward postures	16 (2.2%)	29 (4.0%)	672 (93.7%)	3.80	0.50
17	Find a more comfortable place to sit	15 (2.1%)	83 (11.6%)	619 (86.3%)	3.28	0.85
18	Find someone else to do heavy work	15 (2.1%)	60 (8.4%)	642 (89.5%)	3.55	0.77
19	Assign to another job temporarily	15 (2.1%)	69 (9.6%)	633 (88.3%)	2.82	1.02
20	Avoid work with objects at floor level	15 (2.1%)	65 (9.1%)	637 (88.8%)	3.52	0.75
21	Ask co-workers to assist as needed	18 (2.5%)	47 (6.6%)	652 (90.9%)	3.37	0.87