Deciding whether to share health information at work: A new evidence-based tool for workers with chronic conditions

Workers with chronic and episodic physical and mental health conditions often struggle when deciding whether to seek support from their workplace. In making decisions, they weigh risks like the loss of privacy or reputation if they disclose their needs, versus concerns about job difficulties and work performance if they don’t receive support.

In this presentation, Dr. Monique Gignac focuses on the challenges inherent in the decision-making process. She outlines how different workers prioritize information, and how this relates to their disclosure decisions and work context.

She also describes our new decision-support tool, DCIDE, that aims to help workers navigate the complexity of disclosure decisions. DCIDE is an online, interactive tool that guides users through disclosure decisions and links them with additional resources to support their disclosure and privacy preferences.