Vocational rehabilitation services and employment outcomes for adults with cerebral palsy in the United States
| Autor: | Julie Chronister, I-Chun Huang, Fong Chan, John O'neil, Jerome J. Holzbauer, Eun-Jeong Lee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Employment Male Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Inservice Training Adolescent Higher education medicine.medical_treatment Psychological intervention Employability Rehabilitation Centers Young Adult Developmental Neuroscience Predictive Value of Tests Disability benefits Outcome Assessment Health Care Health care medicine Humans Disabled Persons Psychiatry Retrospective Studies Rehabilitation business.industry Cerebral Palsy Age Factors Rehabilitation Vocational Middle Aged United States Logistic Models Vocational education Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Educational Status Female Neurology (clinical) business Independent living |
| Zdroj: | Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 55:1000-1008 |
| ISSN: | 0012-1622 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/dmcn.12224 |
| Popis: | Aim The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between vocational rehabilitation services provided and work outcomes among people with cerebral palsy (CP), taking in to account demographic characteristics. Method From the US Department of Education Rehabilitation Service Administration Case Service Report (RSA-911) database, data from 3162 individuals with CP (1820 males [57.6%] and 1342 females [42.4% age range 16–54y) whose cases were closed in 2009, were used in this study. A total of 1567 cases (49.6%) were closed with clients being categorized as ‘successful employment’ and 1595 cases (50.4%) were closed with clients being classified as unemployed. Results Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between services provided and work outcomes with regard to demographic characteristics. Males aged between 26 and 54 years old with higher education attainment were more likely to be employed. Individuals receiving disability benefits were less likely to be employed. After controlling for the effect of demographic and work disincentive variables, five vocational rehabilitation services significantly predicted employment outcomes (p |
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