| Citation: |
Hanisch, S.E., Wrynne, C., & Weigl, M. (2017). Perceived and actual barriers to work for people with mental illness.
Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 46
(1),
19-30.
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| Title: |
Perceived and actual barriers to work for people with mental illness |
| Authors: |
Hanisch, S.E., Wrynne, C., & Weigl, M. |
| Year: |
2017 |
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Journal/Publication:
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Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation |
| Publisher: |
IOS Press |
| DOI: |
https://doi.org/10.3233/JVR-160839
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| Full text: |
http://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-vocational-rehabili...
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| Peer-reviewed? |
Yes
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| NIDILRR-funded? |
Yes
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| Background: |
Unemployment is high among people with severe mental illness and often hinders community integration. |
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Purpose:
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To inform the effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation programs, our study examined whether self-perceived barriers to work differ among clinical and demographic subgroups of people with mental illness, and whether self-perceived barriers to work, clinical and demographic factors are related to employment outcomes. |
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Study sample: |
Multivariate regression analyses were conducted on self-perceived barriers to work, clinical and demographic factors of N?=?279 people with mental illness who presented to Career Management Service. |
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Findings:
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Older as opposed to younger participants were less likely to obtain competitive employment. Being of an ethnic minority group increased the likelihood of entering education/training but made it less likely to enter non-competitive employment, while no difference was found for obtaining competitive employment. A trend was found for people with schizophrenia versus those with a different diagnosis to be more likely to enter education/training and non-competitive employment. Except for health problems and social/structural disadvantages, self-perceived barriers to work were not related to actual employment outcomes. |
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Conclusions:
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The results indicate that vocational rehabilitation for people with mental illness does not occur in isolation but is influenced by factors beyond clinical impairment which generally affect the labor market. |
