Effectiveness of Interfaces Program to Promote Work Ability of People With Disabilities

Tel Aviv University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Disabilities Mental; Disabilities Physical

Treatments: Behavioral: The Interfaces Program; Behavioral: IPS

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03707223

Maya Huber

Principal Investigator (Prof) (Other Identifier)

Principal Investigator (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

the objectives of the study is to Evaluate the effectiveness of "The Interfaces Program" to promote person's components, performance and improving the work environment of people with disabilities.

Full description

People with disabilities experience many barriers in trying to integrate into the competitive market. The barriers may be result of the unique characteristics of the individual (characteristics of the disability, occupational history, work self-efficacy, etc.), the characteristics of the occupation and occupational performance (characteristics of the job and the job demands) and environmental barriers (accessibility, discrimination, stigma and lack of opportunities, etc.). The main response to the integration problems of people with disabilities in the world of work is supported employment service. Supported employment focuses primarily on placement of the individual and do not relate to barriers relating to the individual's ability to develop a career.

The present study examines the effectiveness of a new intervention program "The interfaces program " aiming to promote career development process among people with disabilities working in the competitive market. The program presents an integration of the Person-Environment-Occupation-Performance (PEOP) model and lead career development theories. The ultimate goal of this study is to examine the effectiveness of the "interfaces program" by examining its impact on the promotion of objective and subjective measures among people with disabilities who work and receive supported employment services.

Enrollment: 84 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• psychiatric or physical disability
• 12 years of educations minimum
• at least 26 score on the Montreal cognitive assessment ( MOCA)
• working at least 3 month in the open market

Exclusion criteria

• autistic spectrum disorder (ASD)
• Developmental Cognitive Disability
• alcohol or drags comorbidities

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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84 participants in 2 patient groups

experimental

Experimental group

Description:

The "interfaces Program"

Treatment:

Behavioral: The Interfaces Program

control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

supported employment using the individual placement and support (IPS) model

Treatment:

Behavioral: IPS