State rehabilitation services tailored to employment status among cancer survivors | Knowledge Translation for Employment Research Center

Authors:	Cimera, R. E.
Year Published	2014
Publication	Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation
Volume	24
Number	1
Pages	89-99
Publisher	Springer Science + Business Media New York
Background	Studies have shown that certain vocational rehabilitation services are associated with return to work for unemployed patients with cancer. These include: counseling and guidance, job search assistance, and job placement. Patients who have a job return to post disability may require different interventions to assist them with return to work.
Purpose	The purpose of this study was to determine whether differences in the types of services were based on the employment status of those with a history of cancer at the time of application.
Setting	This study included individuals with cancer served by multiple vocational rehabilitation agencies in various settings.
Sample	Data on 1,460 people who had cancer were extracted from the Rehabilitation Services Administration Case Service Report.
Data Collection	Data on demographics and vocational services were analyzed. Multiple discriminant analysis was used to identify different services used by cancer survivors who were unemployed and those who were employed.
Control	There was no control or comparison condition.
Findings	Vocational rehabilitation service plans can be individualized to meet the employment status and needs of cancer survivors.
Conclusions	Cancer survivors have the potential to return to work. Services received by cancer survivors who were unemployed and those who were at risk of losing their job received different services from state vocational rehabilitation services. This suggests that services were tailored to meet individual client needs. Vocational rehabilitation services are a resource to assist cancer survivors with employment.
URL	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23504487
Disabilities
Populations	Hispanic or Latino \| Asian \| Black / African American \| Native Hawaiian / other Pacific Islander \| Male & Female
Outcomes	Employment acquisition \| Return to work
NIDILRR Funded	Not Reported
Research Design	Observational
Peer Reviewed	Yes

Year Published

2014

Publication

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volume

24

Number

1

Pages

89-99

Publisher

Springer Science + Business Media New York

Background

Studies have shown that certain vocational rehabilitation services are associated with return to work for unemployed patients with cancer. These include: counseling and guidance, job search assistance, and job placement. Patients who have a job return to post disability may require different interventions to assist them with return to work.

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to determine whether differences in the types of services were based on the employment status of those with a history of cancer at the time of application.

Setting

This study included individuals with cancer served by multiple vocational rehabilitation agencies in various settings.

Sample

Data on 1,460 people who had cancer were extracted from the Rehabilitation Services Administration Case Service Report.

Data Collection

Data on demographics and vocational services were analyzed. Multiple discriminant analysis was used to identify different services used by cancer survivors who were unemployed and those who were employed.

Control

There was no control or comparison condition.

Findings

Vocational rehabilitation service plans can be individualized to meet the employment status and needs of cancer survivors.

Conclusions

Cancer survivors have the potential to return to work. Services received by cancer survivors who were unemployed and those who were at risk of losing their job received different services from state vocational rehabilitation services. This suggests that services were tailored to meet individual client needs. Vocational rehabilitation services are a resource to assist cancer survivors with employment.

URL

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23504487

Disabilities

Populations

Hispanic or Latino | Asian | Black / African American | Native Hawaiian / other Pacific Islander | Male & Female

Outcomes

Employment acquisition | Return to work

NIDILRR Funded

Not Reported

Research Design

Observational

Peer Reviewed

Yes