Trajectories of Vocational Recovery Among Persons with Severe Mental Illness Participating in a Randomized Three-Group Superiority Trial of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) in Denmark

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chalotte Heinsvig Poulsen ◽  
Thomas Nordahl Christensen ◽  
Trine Madsen ◽  
Merete Nordentoft ◽  
Lene Falgaard Eplov
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Individual Placement And Support ◽  
Superiority Trial ◽  
Individual Placement

scholarly journals Generalisability of the individual placement and support model of supported employment: results of a Canadian randomised controlled trial

2006 ◽  
Vol 189 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric A. Latimer ◽  
Tania Lecomte ◽  
Deborah R. Becker ◽  
Robert E. Drake ◽  
Isabelle Duclos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Supported Employment ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Competitive Employment ◽  
Individual Placement And Support ◽  
Vocational Services ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Placement

BackgroundStudies conducted in the USA have found the individual placement and support model of supported employment to be more effective than traditional vocational rehabilitation at helping people with severe mental illness to find and maintain competitive employment.AimsTo determine the effectiveness of the individual placement and support (supported employment) model in a Canadian setting.MethodA total of 150 adults with severe mental illness, who were not currently employed and who desired competitive employment, were randomly assigned to receive either supported employment (n=75) or traditional vocational services (n=75).ResultsOver the 12 months of follow-up, 47% of clients in the supported employment group obtained at least some competitive employment, v. 18% of the control group (P<0.001). They averaged 126 h of competitive work, v. 72 inthe control group (P<0.001).ConclusionsSupported employment proved more effective than traditional vocational services in a setting significantly different from settings in the USA, and may therefore be generalised to settings in other countries.

scholarly journals Predictors of employment in people with moderate to severe mental illness participating in a randomized controlled trial of Individual Placement and Support (IPS)

2020 ◽  
pp. 002076402093484
Author(s):  
Tonje Fyhn ◽  
Simon Øverland ◽  
Silje E Reme
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Involuntary Hospitalization ◽  
Individual Placement And Support ◽  
Health And Social Services ◽  
Individual Placement ◽  
Group Allocation

Background: Many people with moderate to severe mental illness have a desire to obtain ordinary employment. To aid further development of health and social services for this group, the aim of this study was to examine candidate modifiable and prognostic markers of employment, and moderating effects of group allocation in a clinical trial. Method: The sample consists of 327 patients in treatment for mental illness, randomized to Individual Placement and Support (IPS) or treatment as usual (TAU) as part of a clinical trial. Psychosocial and demographic baseline characteristics were included as predictors in log binary regression analyses with employment 18 months after inclusion as the outcome, and group allocation as the moderator (IPS or TAU). Results: Directive emotional support and non-directive instrumental support seemed to positively predict employment, but effects were small. Involuntary hospitalization seemed to be a strong negative predictor of employment. Group allocation did not moderate any main effects. Conclusion: Interpretation of the findings suggest that attention should be given to certain aspects of health and social services provided to this target group, and in particular the effect of receiving appropriate types of social support. The findings are novel because social support and involuntary hospitalization do not seem to have been included in previous predictor studies. The results from this study identify new topics for research on employment outcomes for this population.

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