An interdisciplinary approach to job matching: developing an occupation-specific job matching tool for reintegrating persons with spinal cord injury into the labor market

Nützi, Marina; Trezzini, Bruno; Staubli, Stefan; Ronca, Elias; Schwegler, Urban

doi:10.1080/09638288.2018.1561958

Cited by 14 publications

(11 citation statements)

References 25 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Another study analysed the skills for typical jobs after SCI: the participants' occupations predominantly required verbal abilities, complex problemsolving skills and were characterised by conventional work tasks, and social relationships [15]. The authors developed and tested a special tool based on databases for finding a suitable job for unemployed people with SCI and found that this seems to be helpful [16].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Promoting factors and barriers to participation in working life for people with spinal cord injury

Sturm

Bökel

Korallus

et al. 2020

J Occup Med Toxicol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background It is still difficult for people with physical impairments to be and remain equally integrated into the labour market. For this reason, the question of occupational activity has explicitly been examined by the German Spinal Cord Injury Survey (GerSCI) in order to identify barriers and facilitators for labour market participation. Methods Cross-sectional explorative observational study. The GerSCI survey is the German part of the International Spinal Cord Injury Survey (InSCI). Using survey data from persons recruited at eight specialised SCI-centres in Germany. Participants: 1.479 persons with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) aged 18 years and older. Results In a self-disclosure questionnaire, persons with SCI show themselves as a professionally well-educated and highly motivated group with most of them aiming at gainful employment and considering themselves fit for work. Many changeable and non-changeable factors have been found, which showed a high correlation with the return to work after acquired SCI. Conclusion Education and pain belong to the most critical factors and thereby possible approaches to increase the level of employment, which is essential and highly relevant not only for earning money but also for self-confidence and social integration. SCI has many dimensions in itself; support also should be multidimensional. Study results might help to improve participation.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Promoting factors and barriers to participation in working life for people with spinal cord injury

Sturm

Bökel

Korallus

et al. 2020

J Occup Med Toxicol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Using validated comprehensive measures can improve decision-making in work capacity assessments, and finding of a good job match. Recently, initiatives have been taken to develop comprehensive tools to aid professionals in achieving job matches for workers with remaining work capacity [29].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Fourth, many countries apply a holistic focus in their work capacity assessments, but whether this is also applied in job matching practices remains unclear. Recently a promising example of a comprehensive tool was developed for a group with a specific health condition, incorporating multiple levels and resulting in job matching profiles [29]. Using comprehensive tools that include the work context will help professionals to systematically inventory relevant aspects for finding good job matches.…”

Section: Implications and Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Work capacity assessments and efforts to achieve a job match for claimants in a social security setting: an international inventory

Sengers

Abma

Ståhl

et al. 2020

Disability and Rehabilitation

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose: Many high-income countries are witnessing a shift of focus on eligibility for disability benefits towards promotion of work reintegration. However, little is known about how countries assess work capacity, and how a job match is then obtained. The current study aims to compare work capacity assessments and available efforts to achieve a job match in eight high-income OECD countries. Methods: A survey was conducted among key stakeholders concerning organization of work capacity assessments in social security settings, and efforts made to obtain a job, across eight OECD countries: Australia, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. Results: In most countries, work capacity is assessed at several time points, with variations in moments and in information used for job matching. In countries obtaining information on personal and work levels, the search to find a job match usually begins with the persons who have disabilities. Conclusion: Although a shift towards a holistic focus in work capacity assessment has been recognized, medical factors still prevail. Limited emphasis is placed on the implications of functional limitations for the possibilities of work. A holistic approach to assessment needs to be coupled with holistic support measures through provision of coordinated and high quality job matching services. ä IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION Besides determining eligibility for benefits the outcome of the work capacity assessment can also be used for other purposes such as reintegration and should not result in a static description of work capacity but also deliver insight in support needs. Involving multiple institutions and disciplines in work capacity assessments may result in a broader overview of the claimants' capacities, however this places high demands on cooperation and data sharing of all those involved. Incorporating the claimants own perspective on work capacity and possibilities to work might improve the legitimacy of the process and reasonably also the achievement of a good and sustainable job match. This can be achieved by using self reported questionnaires and interviews in the assessments.

show abstract

“…Vocational rehabilitation can open the door to employment and the notion of functioning has been shown to be the key metric for assessment of work capacity (29,30), the need for vocational rehabilitation (31), and job matching (32). It remains a challenge to explore the role of functioning as the basis for return-to-work and other work related social strategies, and developing tools that ensure that people experiencing disability are, and remain, active participants in the labor market.…”

Section: Work Capacity Assessment For Vocational Rehabilitationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Human Functioning: Developments and Grand Challenges

Bickenbach

2021

Front. Rehabilit. Sci.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

An interdisciplinary approach to job matching: developing an occupation-specific job matching tool for reintegrating persons with spinal cord injury into the labor market

Cited by 14 publications

References 25 publications

Promoting factors and barriers to participation in working life for people with spinal cord injury

Promoting factors and barriers to participation in working life for people with spinal cord injury

Work capacity assessments and efforts to achieve a job match for claimants in a social security setting: an international inventory

Human Functioning: Developments and Grand Challenges

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About