Facilitators and barriers to employment among veterans with spinal cord injury receiving 12 months of evidence-based supported employment services.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Return to work is associated with positive rehabilitation outcomes for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI); however, more research is needed on vocational support for persons with disabilities seeking employment.

Objective

The association between facilitators and barriers of employment and employment outcome was examined among Veterans with SCI who participated in an evidence-based supported employment (EBSE) program.

Methods

Using a mixed-methods, nested case-control design, data on facilitators and barriers to employment were extracted from qualitative interviews and quantitative measures administered in person to 34 Veterans with SCI who completed 12 months of an EBSE program. Participants who did (case) and did not (control) obtain competitive employm

SUBMITTER: Cotner BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4349172 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature