Main activity trajectory clusters of unemployed people with partial work ability and cluster features.

Background: The early identification of different subgroups of individuals with partial work ability is important for the development of appropriate and effective services in order to prevent exclusion from working life and prolongation of unemployment.

Aims: This study aimed to identify different main activity trajectory clusters of people with partial work ability before their participation in work ability support services and to examine sociodemographic, health, work ability and functioning features of the identified clusters.

Methods: The sample consisted of clients who had participated in the Finnish Work Ability Programme during 2020-2022.

Associations between the Abilitator, a self-reported measurement tool of work ability and functioning, and national register-based indicators of health and employment.

Objectives: The Abilitator is a recently developed self-reported measurement tool for work ability and functioning of people in a weak labour market position. The aim of this study was to describe how self-reported information gathered with the Abilitator corresponds to information drawn from national registers.

Design, Setting And Participants: Participants (n=669, mean age 44 years, 55% women) took part in the Work Ability Programme (2020-2023) that provided services for unemployed people with reduced work ability.

Sustainable employability in Supported Employment and IPS interventions in the context of the characteristics of work and perspectives of the employers: a scoping review protocol.

Introduction: The sustainable employment outcomes and cost-effectiveness of Supported Employment (SE) and Individual Placement and Support (IPS) have been well reported. Research has also focused on various target groups, compliance with the quality criteria for the implementation of the SE/IPS method in diverse work life and social security contexts. However, the impact of employers' interests and the quality and opportunities of jobs or the work itself for sustainable working careers have not been studied extensively.

Physical health among the Finnish spinal cord injury population according to the Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS®).

Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the physical health in the Finnish Spinal cord injury (SCI) population using the Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) and make a comparison to the general United States (US) population. Furthermore, the aim is to explore the associations between pain interference, pain intensity, sleep disturbance, and fatigue and physical function.

Design: Cross-sectional study.