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Doogan, C. and Playford, E. Diane (2014) Supporting work for people with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 20 (6). pp. 646-650. doi:10.1177/1352458514523499 ISSN 1352-4585.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1352458514523499
Abstract
People with multiple sclerosis experience some of the highest rates of unemployment among groups of individuals with severe and chronic disabilities. While unpredictable relapses, physical and cognitive symptoms all may play a role in job loss, it is more likely that job loss can be attributed to a complex interaction between disease-related factors and contextual factors, such as the working environment, and employer attitudes. This interaction leads to the concept of work instability, that is, the mismatch between work demands and the individual's capacity to meet these demands. Vocational rehabilitation services aim to provide people with multiple sclerosis vocational assessment, rehabilitation and support to enable them to find, regain or remain in work and access other occupational and educational opportunities. Such services consist of a multidisciplinary team with the ability to provide education around disclosure, and work-place accommodations, offer emotional support, maintain work performance, liaise with employers, and support to re-enter the workplace. Helpful interventions include early disclosure, proper workplace accommodation, education of employers, and government-funded initiatives to support disabled employees. Future research needs to agree on methods of recording outcomes and evaluate specific vocational rehabilitation interventions.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Social Science & Systems in Health (SSSH) | ||||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Multiple Sclerosis Journal | ||||||||||
| Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||||||||
| ISSN: | 1352-4585 | ||||||||||
| Official Date: | May 2014 | ||||||||||
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| Volume: | 20 | ||||||||||
| Number: | 6 | ||||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 646-650 | ||||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1177/1352458514523499 | ||||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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