Open AccessFactors associated with successful vocational rehabilitation in persons with arthritis
Author(s) -
Straaton Karin V.,
Harvey Mary,
Maisiak Richard
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
arthritis & rheumatism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1529-0131
pISSN - 0004-3591
DOI - 10.1002/art.1780350503
Subject(s) - rehabilitation , retraining , vocational rehabilitation , agency (philosophy) , physical therapy , vocational education , medicine , work (physics) , intervention (counseling) , multivariate analysis , gerontology , psychology , nursing , mechanical engineering , pedagogy , philosophy , epistemology , international trade , engineering , business
Objective. The objective of this study was to analyze factors associated with successful vocational rehabilitation (return to work) among persons receiving state—federal vocational rehabilitation services because of work disability from arthritis. Methods. Multivariate analyses were used to determine the association of sociodemographic, disease‐related, and agency factors with work outcome among a group of 456 persons with arthritis receiving state—federal vocational rehabilitation services during 1985–1988. Results. Agency‐sponsored physical restoration services ( P < 0.0001) and retraining ( P < 0.0001) were the variables most strongly correlated with return to work. Age, sex, race, disease severity, financial status, and educational level assessed at intake were not significantly associated with work rehabilitation outcome. Conclusion. Factors potentially amenable to agency intervention were more strongly associated with work rehabilitation outcome than were sociodemographic or disease‐related variables.