Integrated Supported Employment for People With Schizophrenia in Mainland China: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Enrollment
- 162
- Primary Endpoint
- Employment rate
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 8 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
In this randomized controlled trial, the researchers investigated the effectiveness of integrated supported employment (ISE) as compared with individual placement and support (IPS) and traditional vocational rehabilitation (TVR) for people with schizophrenia in mainland China.
Detailed Description
One hundred and sixty-two participants with schizophrenia were randomly assigned to ISE (n = 54), IPS (n = 54), and or TVR (n = 54). Blinded assessments of employment status, job tenure, and psychological outcomes were conducted at admission, completion of the 3-mo program, and follow-up at 7, 11, and 15 mo.
Investigators
TSANG Hector Wing-Hong
Professor and Department Head of Rehabilitation Sciences
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Aged 18 years or older;
- •Diagnosis of schizophrenia for at least 2 years
- •Being unemployed
- •Willing to give informed consent
- •Having no obvious cognitive, learning, or neurological impairment
- •Having completed primary school education
- •Having a desire to work
Exclusion Criteria
- •Having score lower than 18 on the 30-item Mini-Mental State Examination
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Employment rate
Time Frame: 4 months
employment status, employed or unemployed
Secondary Outcomes
- Job tenure, duration(completion of the 3-mo program, and follow-up at 7, 11, and 15 mo.)