A Peer E-mentoring Intervention to Improve Transition to Employment for Youth With Physical Disabilities
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 44
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in career maturity inventory--attitude scale (CMI-AS)
研究概览
简要总结
Despite the strong business case of hiring people with disabilities, a significant proportion of youth with disabilities leave high school and neither work nor continue their education and are unprepared to meet the demands of a work environment. Although youth with disabilities have much to gain from employment readiness programs, they are often excluded from, or have limited access to school and community vocational programs. One encouraging approach to address gaps in vocational programming is through peer mentoring, which may facilitate a smoother transition to adulthood by offering support to enhance coping skills. Despite the increase in online communities, little is known about their impact on vocational mentoring for youth with physical disabilities and their parents. The purpose of this study is to develop, implement and assess the feasibility of an online peer mentor employment readiness intervention for youth with physical disabilities and their parents to improve their self-efficacy, career maturity and social support.
详细描述
Our primary OBJECTIVE is: (1) to develop, implement and assess the feasibility of an online peer mentor employment readiness intervention for youth with physical disabilities and their parents to improve their self-efficacy, career maturity and social support.
A mixed methods feasibility randomized controlled trial design will be conducted to develop and assess the usability of "Empowering youth towards Employment" intervention. Youth (aged 15-25) with physical disabilities and their parents will be randomly assigned to a control or experimental group (12-week, interactive intervention, moderated by peer mentors). A qualitative thematic analysis will be conducted to analyze the content of discussion forums. Interviews with youth, parents and mentors will also be conducted about their experiences in the intervention.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 15 Years 至 25 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- 未提供
排除标准
- •Recently completed or currently participating in another employment readiness or peer support intervention.
结局指标
主要结局
Change in career maturity inventory--attitude scale (CMI-AS)
时间窗: baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1)
次要结局
- Change in multi-dimensional scale of perceived social support(baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1))
- Change in Arc's self-determination scale(baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1))
- Change in family empowerment scale(baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1))