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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Miyahara, Tomokoa; b; * | Nakajima, Yuyac | Naya, Atsuod | Shimizu, Daisukee | Tanemura, Rumia
Affiliations: [a] Department of Rehabilitation, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan | [b] Community Activity Support Center, Takarazuka, Japan | [c] Department of Health Sciences, Fukui University of Medical Sciences, Fukui, Japan | [d] Naya Clinic, Osaka, Japan | [e] Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Hyogo Medical University, Kobe, Japan
Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Tomoko Miyahara, Department of Rehabilitation, Kansai Medical University, 18-89 Uyamahigashicho, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1136, Japan. E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: BACKGROUND:Employment for people with brain injuries is challenging, and identifying the factors that can be improved by rehabilitation and establishing appropriate intervention methods are imperative. OBJECTIVE:To examine whether differences in cognitive functions and self-regulation skills exist between employed and non-employed people with brain injuries. In addition, we explored the self-regulation skills characteristic of employed people by qualitatively comparing them to those of non-employed people. METHODS:Using a mixed research method, demographic data, neuropsychological tests, self-efficacy, and self-regulation skills were compared between 38 people with brain injuries (16 employed and 22 unemployed) in the community. Subsequently, self-regulation skills were assessed by the Self-Regulation Skills Interview (SRSI), and participants’ responses were qualitatively compared. RESULTS:No significant differences were observed in demographic data and neuropsychological tests, but employed people showed significantly better SRSI scores than unemployed people (p < 0.01). The qualitative analysis of the SRSI showed that employed people recognised themselves as having more specific symptoms than unemployed people. For example, they recognised the behaviour ‘when having more than one errand, forgetting it’, whereas non-employed people only recognised the category ‘failure of prospective memory’. Furthermore, employed people reviewed their behaviour and developed ingenious coping strategies, such as ‘looking back on appointments that have been made’, ‘writing down as soon as having a schedule’, whereas unemployed people only exhibited categories such as ‘writing schedules on the cell phone’. CONCLUSIONS:Self-regulation skills, such as recognising specific symptoms and developing relevant coping strategies, are effective for gaining employment.
Keywords: Metacognition, vocational rehabilitation, coping strategies, coping behaviour, qualitative study, brain injury
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-230342
Journal: Work, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-14, 2024
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