Employment Outcomes After In-House Vocational Training Programs for Individuals With Chronic Psychiatric Disorders
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 323
- 主要终点
- The employment rate at the 3rd-month post-training interview
研究概览
简要总结
This multicenter retrospective cohort study examined the employment outcomes of the innovative in-house vocational training (IHVT) programs for individuals with chronic psychiatric disorders (CPD) and explored the program parameters significantly predictive of the outcomes. The IHVT programs were government-funded services offered to newly discharged inpatients or current outpatients with chronic psychiatric disorders (CPD) in four regional psychiatric hospitals of Taiwan. Each program was staffed with occupational therapists and paid or volunteer job coaches, along with cross-disciplinary support from psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, vocational specialists or others. Data were retrieved from 323 participants with CPD who completed the IHVT and the 1st-, 3rd-, and 6th-month follow-up interviews. The employment outcomes examined were the participants' employment rates at the 1st-, 3rd-, and 6th-month post-training as well as their sustainability of employment during the 6 months post-training.
详细描述
The Purpose of the Study
This study aimed to explore the employment outcomes of the In-House Vocational Training ( IHVT) programs by examining participants' employment rates at the 1st-, 3rd-, and 6th-month follow-ups as well as their overall sustainability of employment during the first 6 months post-training. In addition, we attempted to determine the program parameters (e.g., pre-training screening and evaluation, therapist training and experience, cross-disciplinary initiative, and counseling service) that had a significantly positive effect on the employment outcomes.
Research Design
This was a multicenter retrospective cohort study utilizing data retrieved from the files of the IHVT participants in four regional psychiatric hospitals of Taiwan.
Recruitment of Participants
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •18 year-old or older
- •a diagnosis of DSM-V psychiatric disorder for a minimum of 12 months
- •a newly discharged inpatient (< 3 months) or current outpatient of one of the four participating psychiatric hospitals in Taiwan
- •completed the entire IHVT program
- •completed the 1st, 3rd-, and 6th-month follow-up employment interviews
- •signed participant informed consent
排除标准
- •Participants who did not fully complete the IHVT program
- •Participants who missed any of the 1st, 3rd-, and 6th-month follow-up employment interviews
研究组 & 干预措施
In-House Vocational Training Programs
The In-House Vocational Training Programs were government-funded services offered to newly discharged inpatients or current outpatients with chronic psychiatric disorders in four regional psychiatric hospitals of Taiwan. The programs emphasized the utilization of the hospitals' existing spaces, facilities and manpower alongside the community sources to train participants in various job options including bakery training, culinary skill, barista training, computer data processing, auto wash and detailing, janitorial training, and wash and fold laundry service. Each program was staffed with occupational therapists and paid or volunteer job coaches, along with cross-disciplinary support from psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, vocational specialists or others.
干预措施: In-House Vocational Training Programs (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
The employment rate at the 3rd-month post-training interview
时间窗: 3rd-month post-training
The employment rate was the percentages of participants who were employed at the 3rd-month post-training follow-up interview. In this study, participants were deemed "employed" if they had a full-time paid job (a workload of 30 hours or more per week) in any of the following work placements: sheltered, supported, or competitive employment.
The employment rate at the 6th-month post-training interview
时间窗: 6th-month post-training
The employment rate was the percentages of participants who were employed at the 6th-month post-training follow-up interview. In this study, participants were deemed "employed" if they had a full-time paid job (a workload of 30 hours or more per week) in any of the following work placements: sheltered, supported, or competitive employment.
The employment rate at the 1st-month post-training interview
时间窗: 1st-month post-training
The employment rate was the percentages of participants who were employed at the 1st-month post-training follow-up interview. In this study, participants were deemed "employed" if they had a full-time paid job (a workload of 30 hours or more per week) in any of the following work placements: sheltered, supported, or competitive employment.
次要结局
- Employment sustainability during the first 6 months post-training(the first 6 months post-training)
研究者
Eric J. Hwang
Clinical research mentor
TsaoTun Psychiatric Center, Department of Health, Taiwan