State vocational rehabilitation services and employment in multiple sclerosis.

Background: Obtaining and maintaining suitable employment can be a significant challenge for people with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Objective: The objective of this article is to identify what vocational rehabilitation (VR) services helped MS clients obtain and maintain employment, after controlling for the effect of demographic covariates and disability-related government benefits.

Methods: We retrieved data from the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) 911 database in the fiscal year (FY) 2009, and used VR services as predictors to predict employment outcomes of people with MS by hierarchical logistic regression.

Vocational services associated with competitive employment in 18-25 year old cancer survivors.

Background: Young adult cancer survivors report difficulties related to employment. This study investigated the association of vocational services on work in young cancer survivors unemployed prior to receipt of services.

Methods: Administrative data obtained for years 2004 and 2005 from the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) database was used in the analyses.

State vocational services and employment in cancer survivors.

Background: This study investigated the association of state vocational rehabilitation services in the USA and work outcomes of cancer survivors who were unemployed prior to receipt of services.

Methods: Administrative data obtained during fiscal year 2005 from the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) database consisting of 1,201 closed cases with the diagnosis of cancer formed the sample of this study. All cancer survivors were unemployed at the time of application.

Development and psychometric validation of the Task-Specific Self-Efficacy Scale for Chinese people with mental illness.

The aim of this study was to validate a Task-Specific Self-Efficacy Scale for Chinese people with mental illness. The study included 79 men and 77 women with chronic mental illness. The Task-Specific Self-Efficacy Scale for People with Mental Illness (TSSES-PMI) and Change Assessment Questionnaire for People with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness were used as measures for the study.

Disparities in vocational rehabilitation services and outcomes for Hispanic clients with traumatic brain injury: do they exist?

Objective: Examine disparities in vocational rehabilitation (VR) services for Hispanic clients with traumatic brain injury.

Design: Logistic regression analysis of secondary data.

Participants: Five thousand eight hundred thirty-one European American and Hispanic clients.

Life skills and subjective well-being of people with disabilities: a canonical correlation analysis.

This study examined the canonical relationships between a set of life skill variables and a set of subjective well-being variables among a national sample of vocational rehabilitation clients in the USA. Self-direction, work tolerance, general employability, and self-care were related to physical, family and social, and financial well-being. This analysis also found that communication skill is related to family and social well-being, while psychological well-being is not related to any life skills in the set.