Job Offers to Individuals With Severe Mental Illness After Participation in Virtual Reality Job Interview Training.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Individuals with severe mental illness have low employment rates, and the job interview presents a critical barrier for them to obtain competitive employment. Prior randomized controlled trials (RCTs) indicated that virtual reality job interview training (VR-JIT) improved job interviewing skills among trainees. This study assessed whether VR-JIT participation was associated with greater odds of receiving job offers in the six-months after completion of training.

Methods

To assess the efficacy of VR-JIT, trainees (N=39) in the method and a comparison group (N=12) completed a brief survey approximately six months after participating in the RCTs. Primary vocational outcome measures included receiving a job offer and number of weeks searching for employment.

Results

SUBMITTER: Smith MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4630147 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature