Entering the labor market: increased employment rates of young adults with chronic physical conditions after a vocational rehabilitation program

Employment of young adults with chronic physical conditions entering the labor market after finishing post-secondary education remains behind compared to typically developing peers. The aim of this study is to evaluate changes in their paid employment levels after following a vocational rehabilitati...

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Published in:Disability and rehabilitation 2021-07, Vol.43 (14), p.1965-1972
Main Authors: Bal, Marjolijn I., Roelofs, Pepijn P. D. M., Hilberink, Sander R., van Meeteren, Jetty, Stam, Henk J., Roebroeck, Marij E., Miedema, Harald S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
chronic conditions
employment
Physical disabilities
vocational rehabilitation
young adults
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Summary:Employment of young adults with chronic physical conditions entering the labor market after finishing post-secondary education remains behind compared to typically developing peers. The aim of this study is to evaluate changes in their paid employment levels after following a vocational rehabilitation intervention ('At Work'). Participants aged between 16 and 27 years (n = 90) were recruited via rehabilitation physicians and a jobcoach agency and participated in a vocational rehabilitation program. Cochran's Q and McNemar tests served to test the development of intervention participants' paid employment over time. Chi-square tests were used to compare intervention participants' paid employment level with national reference data selected on age and having a self-reported chronic physical condition. Paid employment level of the intervention cohort significantly increased from 10.0% at baseline to 42.4% at 2-years follow-up (p 
ISSN:0963-8288
1464-5165
DOI:10.1080/09638288.2019.1687764