| Citation: |
Arango, J. C., Ketchum, J., Williams, K., Kreutzer J., O’Neil-Pirozzi, T., Wehman, P., Marquez, C. & Atmitabh, Jha. (2009). The influence of race/ethnicity on job stability after traumatic brain injury.
The Journal of Injury, Function, and Rehabilitation, 1
(1),
41-49.
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| Title: |
The influence of race/ethnicity on job stability after traumatic brain injury |
| Authors: |
Arango, J. C., Ketchum, J., Williams, K., Kreutzer J., O’Neil-Pirozzi, T., Wehman, P., Marquez, C. & Atmitabh, Jha. |
| Year: |
2009 |
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Journal/Publication:
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The Journal of Injury, Function, and Rehabilitation |
| Publisher: |
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
| DOI: |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2008.07.001
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| Full text: |
http://proxy.library.vcu.edu/login?url=http://ac.els-cdn.com/S19341...
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| Peer-reviewed? |
Yes
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| NIDILRR-funded? |
Yes
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Research design:
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Database mining
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| Background: |
Individuals living with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) face physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavior issues. These issues can pose a challenge to gaining and maintaining employment, which is a primary indicator to community re-integration. Additional barriers to employment in minorities with TBI exist. Past research shows that employment outcomes of minorities with TBI are not as good as non-minorities with TBI. There is not research on employment outcomes with a large number of minorities and non-minorities with TBI. |
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Purpose:
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The purpose of this study was to examine the employment outcomes of minorities and non-minorities 3 years after TBI. |
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Study sample: |
Participant data was extracted from the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems of Care (TBIMS) database. All participants were between 18-65 years of age and had a TBI between 1988-2001. The final study sample consisted of 633 participants. |
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Control or comparison condition:
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Employment outcome was the comparison condition |
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Data collection and analysis:
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A multinomial logistic regression model was used to identify the effect of ethnicity on employment outcomes. |
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Findings:
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The most significant finding was that minorities were 3.587 times more likely than Caucasians to be unemployed versus having steady employment. |
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Conclusions:
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Vocational rehabilitation professionals should be aware of the specific challenges facing minorities with TBI and design interventions to address their specific needs. |
