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Effects of Vocational Rehabilitation Group Intervention on Motivation and Occupational Self-Awareness in Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities

NCT04728074 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 49

Last updated 2021-01-28

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Summary

This study is an intervention study that investigates the effects of a group-based approach to motivation and occupational self-awareness of individuals with intellectual disability (ID).

The intervention method was developed by following the intervention mapping method.

An 8 weeks group intervention (twice a week) was applied to individuals with ID which includes; Introduction to intervention and meeting with other group members self-awareness training occupational self-awareness taking responsibility group work and labor division problem identification problem-solving

The entire program was structured and guided by the prepared manual (available upon request from the authors). The manual was prepared by the authors of this study to ensure consistency between different sessions and groups. All sessions were diffusively explained in the manual as well as the individual session booklets. The supervisors were able to follow the structure of the sessions from those booklets. Additionally, there were visual materials for each session as in; presentations, graphics, and photographs. The program supervisors (therapists) met once every week to discuss the progress, participation, and overall status of each participant.

Homework assignments were utilized to facilitate learning. Families were not included directly in the group sessions, however were informed about the homework assignments. Homework assignments consisted of very basic mental practice and reenactment regarding the session's topic and concepts. Families were also included in the final week's sessions since graduation certificates were handed out during these sessions and also small celebrations were carried out.

Conditions

  • Intellectual Disability

Interventions

OTHER

The Entering Employment and Sustaining Work Program

A structured, motivation and self-awareness based group intervention

OTHER

vocational rehabilitation

An individual based, focused on desired job or occupation, face-to-face intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Biruni University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Hacettepe University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hülya Kayıhan, Prof · Occupational Therapy, head of department

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-02-06
Primary Completion
2020-05-12
Completion
2020-05-12

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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