An observational study in Vocational Rehabilitation, sponsored by Linkoeping University. Status unknown at 1 site in Sweden. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-11-23.
Sponsored by Linkoeping University · Observational
There is a group of social assistance recipients which have difficulties in entering the labor market and thus remains in a long-term dependency on social assistance. More knowledge about individuals receiving long-term social assistance is needed in order to improve into work interventions for this group. Therefore, this study aims to describe variables of health, function and activity in participants receiving long-term social assistance.
There is a group of social assistance recipients who have difficulties in entering the labor market and thus remains in a long-term dependency on social assistance. More knowledge about individuals receiving long-term social assistance is needed in order to improve into-work interventions for this group. Therefore, this study aims to describe variables of health, function and activity in participants receiving long-term social assistance. Individuals who have received social assistance during more than three years, who report physical and/or psychological difficulties, and/or have a complex social situation will be asked for participation in a six months activity-based investigation including contact with social worker, psychologist, occupational therapist, physical therapist and labor market consultant. The intervention aims to clarify the participants hinders and resources for entering the labor market. The participants are going to answer a questionnaire about health, function, and activity before and after the investigation. In addition, the participants function and ability to perform activities will be classified using the International Classification of Functioning (ICF). Data from the questionnaires and from ICF recordings will be used to describe variables of health, function and ability to be active. Participants who manage to get closer to, or enter into, the labor market will be asked to participate in a qualitative interview study about the experiences of the change. In addition, social workers will be asked to participate in focus-group interviews about experiences from the professional contact and work with the participants. The quantitative data will be analysed using traditional statistics and multivariate data analysis. Qualitative data will be analysed using qualitative content analysis.
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Individuals who have been social assistance recipients for at least three years and who not have a plan how to get closer to the labor market. There may be signs of different kinds of ill-health such as physical, pshychological and/or social ill-health. The social worker responsible for decision about the monetary support identifies a need for establishing the working ability of the individual with the aim to agree on a plan towards self-sufficiency.
Exclusion Criteria:
The cohort consists of long-term social assistance recipients where there is need to investigate the health status and working ability.
Other: Investigation of health and activity
During a six months multidisciplinary investigation of health status, activity and working ability for individuals receiving long-term social assistance, the health and activity status as well as function will be described using established questionnaires and the International Classification of Functioning
Change in quality of life
The change in participants self-rated experience of quality of life is going to be described using EuroQol 5 Dimensions which contains a rating of the ability to perform activities, and also a score of the total quality of life experience.
Time frame: Change between the beginning and the end of the six months intervention
Change in self-rated function and ability to be active
The change in participants self-rated function and ability to be active is going to be described using the World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) which contains five-grade ratings of factors including functioning, activity and participation.
Time frame: Change between the beginning and the end of the six months intervention
Change in objective description of function and ability to be active
The change in an objective classification of function, activity, participation and environmental factors affecting disability will be described according to the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) in the beginning and at the end of the six month intervention. The ICF contains a number of components, where each component can be scored using a five-grade scale to clarify the magnitude of disability.
Time frame: Change between the beginning and the end of the six months intervention
Qualitative description of experiences about an increase in activity ability
Participants experiences about a change towards higher ability to be active will be described using qualitative interviews.
Time frame: After the six moths intervention
Qualitative description of social workers experiences from the work with long-term social assistance recipients
Social workers experiences from their work with helping clients to get closer to the labor market will be described using qualitative interviews.
Time frame: After the six moths intervention
Plan to share: Yes — The co-authors will have access to the underlying interview data for the qualitative analysis. Quantitative data will be coded and not able to identify to any participant for the co-authors. However, it may be necessary for the co-authors to get access to the quantitative (anonymized) raw data.
Supporting information: Study protocol, Sap, Icf, Csr, Analytic code
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