The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model of supported employment in primary care to improve health and social outcomes

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Chronic unemployment; Mental illness; Substance dependency; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders; Public Health - Health service research; Mental Health - Addiction

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000769886
• Lead Sponsor: ew Zealand Health Research Council

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-07-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

All unemployed working age patients presenting during the 6-month run-in period to their GPs at the free clinic requesting a Sickness or Invalid’s Benefit renewal for predetermined psychiatric and substance dependency diagnoses will be eligible to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria are an unwillingness to participate in a vocational rehabilitation programme, and medical conditions (other than those above) judged by the referring GP to preclude working 15 hours or more a week.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time to first job, duration of longest job tenure. Through contact with the Employment Consultant as described above.[During study period (18 months). At least monthly.];Annualised number of weeks worked. Through contact with the Employment Consultant as described above.[During study period (18 months). At least monthly.];Acquisition of competitive employment (open job market). Employment consultants will keep in regular phone and face-to-face contact with clients during the job search and after employment is attained, as part of the IPS model of service delivery.[During study period (18 months). At least monthly but it is likely that support will be more intensive during the job search phase and initially at job acquisition, and will be driven in part by client needs, although an assertive outreach approach may also be used to address the needs of clients who consistently fail to make contact.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychological symptoms as assessed by the Kessler 10, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, Drug and Alcohol Use Scales[During study period (18 months). 3-6 monthly, via questionnaires delivered by 2 researchers who are also clinical staff at the study clinic.];Emergency department presentations and hospital inpatient admissions. By examination of medical records data (at Dunedin Hospital), by the 2 researchers mentioned above.[During study period (18 months), assessed at the end of the study period. Compared with the year prior to study commencement.]