A new intervention to improve work participation of young adults with physical disabilities: a feasibility study

Aim The aim of the study was to evaluate the feasibility of a new intervention to improve work participation of young adults with physical disabilities, addressing (1) implementation and costs and (2) preliminary effectiveness. Method Twelve young adults with physical disabilities (six males, six fe...

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Published in:Developmental medicine and child neurology 2013-08, Vol.55 (8), p.722-728
Main Authors: Verhoef, Joan A C, Miedema, Harald S, Meeteren, Jetty, Stam, Henk J, Roebroeck, Marij E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Disabled Persons - rehabilitation
Employee Performance Appraisal - statistics & numerical data
Employment - economics
Employment - psychology
Employment - statistics & numerical data
Feasibility Studies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Interview, Psychological
Male
Rehabilitation, Vocational - economics
Rehabilitation, Vocational - methods
Surveys and Questionnaires
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
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Summary:Aim The aim of the study was to evaluate the feasibility of a new intervention to improve work participation of young adults with physical disabilities, addressing (1) implementation and costs and (2) preliminary effectiveness. Method Twelve young adults with physical disabilities (six males, six females; age 19–28y, median age 21y 6mo) participated in a 1‐year multidisciplinary vocational rehabilitation intervention. In a pre–post intervention design, we assessed implementation and costs as well as preliminary effectiveness in terms of employment and occupational performance using questionnaires and interviews. We tested pre–post differences with the McNemar test for proportions and the Wilcoxon signed‐rank test for scores on occupational performance; p‐values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Additionally, we assessed work participation at follow‐up after 2 years and 3 years. Results The intervention was implemented in an outpatient rehabilitation clinic for young adults. The median cost per participant for 1 year was €3128, which is an equivalent to the cost of 72 contact hours per participant. Post intervention, and at 2 years and 3 years follow‐up, a significantly higher proportion of participants were employed (8/12 post vs 2/12 pre‐intervention; p
ISSN:0012-1622
1469-8749
DOI:10.1111/dmcn.12158