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- Title
Enhanced vocational rehabilitation for Veterans with mild traumatic brain injury and mental illness: Pilot study.
- Authors
O'Connor, Maureen K.; Mueller, Lisa; Kwon, Eunice; Drebing, Charles E.; O'Connor, Ashley A.; Semiatin, Alicia; Wang, Shihwe; Daley, Ryan
- Abstract
Work plays a significant role in how people identify themselves, and successful return to work is associated with significant psychological and rehabilitative benefits. Unfortunately, despite the many benefits of employment, Veterans who experience mild traumatic brain injury and have mental health issues often have significant difficulty getting their vocational needs met. Considering that a consistent relationship between cognitive dysfunction and difficulties with employability has been firmly established, cognitive rehabilitation may enhance engagement in vocational rehabilitation and return to work outcomes. In this pilot study, we evaluated a 12 wk cognitive rehabilitation intervention embedded within vocational rehabilitation services. Eighteen Veterans were randomly assigned to receive either the embedded cognitive rehabilitation intervention (n = 10) or a control condition offering supportive client-centered therapy that did not focus on employment or cognitive rehabilitation (n = 8); all Veterans (intervention and control groups) received vocational rehabilitation services. This pilot feasibility study demonstrated efficient implementation of an embedded cognitive rehabilitation intervention within vocational rehabilitation. The current pilot data revealed small to moderate effect sizes on employment outcomes. Given these preliminary findings, a larger outcome study is warranted.
- Subjects
CHI-squared test; COGNITION; COMBINED modality therapy; CURRICULUM; EMPLOYMENT reentry; EMPLOYMENT of people with disabilities; HEALTH care teams; INCOME; INTERVIEWING; VETERANS; EVALUATION of medical care; REHABILITATION of people with mental illness; PATIENT satisfaction; PEOPLE with disabilities; PORTABLE computers; STATISTICAL sampling; SUBSTANCE abuse; VOCATIONAL rehabilitation; COMORBIDITY; QUALITATIVE research; PILOT projects; QUANTITATIVE research; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; EFFECT sizes (Statistics); RANDOMIZED controlled trials; SEVERITY of illness index; REHABILITATION for brain injury patients; COGNITIVE rehabilitation; MANN Whitney U Test
- Publication
Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development, 2016, Vol 53, Issue 3, p307
- ISSN
0748-7711
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1682/JRRD.2014.10.0231