Improving career re-entry outcomes for people with multiple sclerosis: a comparison of two approaches

Issue title: Vocational Rehabilitation and Chronic Illness

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Rumrill, Phillip D.^; | Roessler, Richard T. | Cook, Bryan G.

Affiliations: Department of Educational Foundations and Special Services, Kent State University, 405 White Hall, PO Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001, USA | Department of Rehabilitation, University of Arkansas, 346 West Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA

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Abstract: The article presents findings from a career re-entry project for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The effects of two job placement strategies on accommodation self-efficacy, employability maturity and employment status were compared. At a 16-week follow-up, 11 of the 37 participants (all of whom were unemployed at the inception of the project) had re-entered the labor force, an outcome that compares favorably with the 25% nationwide employment rate reported by people with MS.

Keywords: Multiple sclerosis, Chronic illness, Job placement interventions, Career development

DOI: 10.3233/JVR-1998-10307

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 241-252, 1998