Vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis in the national health service of the United Kingdom: A realist evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited evidence about how vocational rehabilitation (VR) for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) can be delivered through the United Kingdom's (UK) National Health Service (NHS) and how it works.

Aim

To understand the mechanisms and context for implementing a VR intervention for people with MS in the NHS and develop an explanatory programme theory.

Methods

A realist evaluation, including a review of evidence followed by semi-structured interviews. A realist review about VR for people with MS in the NHS was conducted on six electronic databases (PubMed, MEDLINE, PsychINFO, Web of Science, CINAHL, and EMBASE) with secondary purposive searches. Included studies were assessed for relevance and rigour. Semi-structured interviews with people with MS, em

SUBMITTER: De Dios Perez B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11856266 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature