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abstract: 'BACKGROUND: Employment often has a defining role that shapes a person''s
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identity. The aim of this study was to generate a rich description of
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the meaning of employment for people with mental illness and identify
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the facilitators and barriers they experience in gaining and sustaining
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employment. Low workforce participation rates exist for people with
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mental illness despite their ability to both benefit from, and
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contribute through, employment.
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OBJECTIVE: Individual in-depth interviews were used to gather
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information about participants'' lived experiences of mental illness,
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what employment meant to them, their vocational aspirations, and the
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facilitators and barriers encountered while engaging in employment
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activities.
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METHODS: Focus groups (N = 3) and individual in-depth interviews (N = 9)
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were used to gather information about participants'' lived experiences of
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mental illness, what vocation meant to them, their vocational
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aspirations, and the facilitators and barriers encountered while
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engaging in or pursuing employment. An inclusive research approach was
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employed in conducting interpretive phenomenological analysis.
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RESULTS: Four themes and nine subthemes described the meaning of
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employment, aspirations, and personal choices. Personal barriers to
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vocation included loss of valued roles, challenges of the vocational
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environment, and restrictions in opportunities. Examples of facilitators
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of employment were mental health services providers, family, and
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friends. Participants pursued paid employment because they wanted
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outcomes that would lead to work satisfaction such as making money,
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having financial security, socialising, and having a sense of
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achievement.
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CONCLUSION: Engaging in meaningful vocation allowed people with mental
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illness to establish and re-establish their identities and valued life
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roles.'
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affiliation: 'Netto, JA (Corresponding Author), Curtin Univ, Sch Occupat Therapy \&
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Social Work, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia.
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Netto, Julie Ann; Cocks, Errol; McNamara, Beverley, Curtin Univ, Sch Occupat Therapy
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\& Social Work, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia.
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Yeung, Polly, Massey Univ, Sch Social Work, Palmerston North, New Zealand.'
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author: Netto, Julie Ann and Yeung, Polly and Cocks, Errol and McNamara, Beverley
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author-email: j.netto@curtin.edu.au
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author_list:
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- family: Netto
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given: Julie Ann
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- family: Yeung
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given: Polly
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- family: Cocks
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given: Errol
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- family: McNamara
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given: Beverley
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.3233/JVR-150780
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eissn: 1878-6316
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files: []
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issn: 1052-2263
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journal: JOURNAL OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
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keywords: 'Mental illness; vocation; employment; interpretive phenomenological
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analysis'
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keywords-plus: META-SYNTHESIS; WORK; DISCLOSURE; DISORDERS; BENEFITS
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language: English
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '43'
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orcid-numbers: 'Netto, Julie/0000-0002-7770-2428
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Yeung, Polly/0000-0002-6584-7515'
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pages: 61-72
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papis_id: 1e38da5896af4f1bc1a8220bddf5ccc1
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ref: Netto2016facilitatorsbarriers
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times-cited: '21'
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title: 'Facilitators and barriers to employment for people with mental illness: A
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qualitative study'
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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:000387572700005
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '8'
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volume: '44'
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web-of-science-categories: Rehabilitation
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year: '2016'
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