Affiliations: University of Washington Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, Seattle, WA, USA | Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, USA | University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Robert T. Fraser, Ph.D., CRC, University ofWashington Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, Box 359744, 325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: This study examined salient disability, demographic, psychosocial, and neuropsychological variables as predictors of employment stability for vocational rehabilitation clients with MS served at the University of Washington (1998–2003). Although a number of variables were initially significantly related to vocational stability (e.g., Personal Capacities Questionnaire score, number of months employed in the last 2 years, and the Activities of Daily Living-MS Scale score), only the FAS Controlled Oral Word Association Test-3, a measure of verbal fluency and executive functioning, remained significant (p < 0.01) when controlling for multiple comparisons. Implications are discussed in relation to vocational rehabilitation assessment and intervention planning.
