2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Purpose. To review literature on return to work (RTW) and employment in
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persons with spinal cord injury (SCI), and present employment rates,
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factors influencing employment, and interventions aimed at helping
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people with SCI to obtain and sustain productive work.
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Methods. A systematic review for 2000-2006 was carried out in
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PubMed/Medline, AMED, (ISI) Web of Science, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycInfo and
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Sociological abstracts database. The keywords `spinal cord injuries'',
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`spinal cord disorder'', `spinal cord lesion'' or `spinal cord disease''
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were cross-indexed with `employment'', `return to work'', `occupation'' or
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`vocational''.
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Results. Out of approximately 270 hits, 110 references were used, plus
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13 more found elsewhere. Among individuals with SCI working at the time
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of injury 21 - 67 \% returned to work after injury. RTW was higher in
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persons injured at a younger age, had less severe injuries and higher
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functional independence. Employment rate improved with time after SCI.
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Persons with SCI employed ranged from 11.5\% to 74\%. Individuals who
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sustained SCI during childhood or adolescence had higher adult
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employment rates. Most common reported barriers to employment were
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problems with transportation, health and physical limitations, lack of
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work experience, education or training, physical or architectural
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barriers, discrimination by employers, and loss of benefits. Individuals
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with SCI discontinue working at younger age.
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Conclusions. This review confirmed low employment rates after SCI.
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Future research should explore interventions aimed at helping people
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with SCI to obtain and sustain productive work.'
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affiliation: 'Lidal, IB (Corresponding Author), Sunnaas Rehabil Hosp, Dept Res, N-1450
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Nesoddtangen, Norway.
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Sunnaas Rehabil Hosp, Dept Res, N-1450 Nesoddtangen, Norway.
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Copenhagen Univ Hosp, Ctr Neurosci, Clin Spinal Cord Injuries, Rigshosp, Copenhagen,
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Denmark.'
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author: Lidal, Ingeborg Beate and Huynh, Tuan Khai and Biering-Sorensen, Fin
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author-email: ingeborg.lidal@sunnaas.no
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author_list:
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- family: Lidal
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given: Ingeborg Beate
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- family: Huynh
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given: Tuan Khai
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- family: Biering-Sorensen
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given: Fin
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1080/09638280701320839
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eissn: 1464-5165
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files: []
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issn: 0963-8288
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journal: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
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keywords: 'spinal cord injuries; spinal cord lesion; spinal cord disorder;
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employment; return to work; occupation; vocational'
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keywords-plus: 'QUALITY-OF-LIFE; COMMUNITY INTEGRATION; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; EMPLOYMENT
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OUTCOMES; INDIVIDUALS; PEOPLE; SATISFACTION; PARTICIPATION;
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REHABILITATION; HEALTH'
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language: English
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month: SEP 15
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number: '17'
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number-of-cited-references: '123'
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orcid-numbers: 'Lidal, Ingeborg Beate/0000-0003-1534-5178
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Biering-Sorensen, Fin/0000-0002-2186-0144'
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pages: 1341-1375
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papis_id: 0b9f679b5acfef7282552cca40cdea0a
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ref: Lidal2007returnwork
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tags:
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- review
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times-cited: '187'
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title: 'Return to work following spinal cord injury: A review'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000249558600005
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '28'
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volume: '29'
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web-of-science-categories: Rehabilitation
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year: '2007'
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