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- Title
Inter-Professional Clinical Practice Guideline for Vocational Evaluation Following Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic and Evidence-Based Approach.
- Authors
Stergiou-Kita, Mary; Dawson, Deirdre; Rappolt, Susan
- Abstract
Introduction This paper introduces an inter-professional clinical practice guideline for vocational evaluation following traumatic brain injury. This guideline aims to explicate the processes and factors relevant to vocational evaluation to assist evaluators (i.e. health care teams, individuals and employers) in collaboratively determining if clients are able to work and to make recommendations for work entry, re-entry or vocational planning. Methods Methods in the Canadian Medical Association's (CMA) Handbook on Clinical Practice Guideline and the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE) instrument were utilized to ensure rigour. Steps in the CMA handbook were followed and included: (1) identifying the guideline's objective and questions; (2) systematic literature review; (3) study selection and quality appraisal; (4) development of clear recommendations by key stakeholders; (5) guideline pilot testing and endorsement. Results The resulting guideline includes 17 key recommendations within the seven domains: (1) evaluation purpose and rationale; (2) initial intake process; (3) assessment of the personal domain; (4) assessment of the environment; (5) assessment of occupational/job requirements; (6) analysis and synthesis; (7) evaluation recommendations . Conclusions The guideline may be useful to individually practicing clinicians, health care teams, employers and individuals with TBI. Future research will formally examine the success of the guideline's implementation.
- Subjects
WORK capacity evaluation; CONTENT analysis; EXPERTISE; HEALTH care teams; MEDICAL personnel; MEDICAL protocols; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVEYS; VOCATIONAL rehabilitation; QUALITATIVE research; REHABILITATION for brain injury patients; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 2012, Vol 22, Issue 2, p166
- ISSN
1053-0487
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10926-011-9332-2