Work Participation among Young Adults with Spina Bifida in the Netherlands

Autor/inn/en	Van Mechelen, M. C.; Verhoef, M.; Van Asbeck, F. W. A.; Post, M. W. M.
Titel	Work Participation among Young Adults with Spina Bifida in the Netherlands
Quelle	In: Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 50 (2008) 10, S.772-777 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1622
DOI	10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.03020.x
Schlagwörter	Employment; Educational Finance; Congenital Impairments; Young Adults; Foreign Countries; Followup Studies; Mothers; Case Studies; Questionnaires; Databases; Intelligence Quotient; Multivariate Analysis; Educational Attainment; Gender Differences; Predictor Variables; Children; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Dienstverhältnis; Bildungsfonds; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Ausland; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Mother; Mutter; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Fragebogen; Datenbank; Intelligenzquotient; Multivariate Analyse; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Geschlechterkonflikt; Prädiktor; Child; Kind; Kinder; Niederlande
Abstract	The aim of this study was to: (1) assess work participation among young adults with spina bifida, (2) identify problems perceived in finding employment, and (3) examine which determinants are related to work participation. This cross-sectional study was a follow-up study to the Adolescents with SPina bifida In the Netherlands (ASPINE) study. Data regarding work participation and problems finding employment were collected with questionnaire developed by the authors. Data on disease characteristics were taken from the ASPINE database. Responses of 136 participants were analyzed (77 females, 59 males; mean age 26 years 1 month [SD 3y1mo], range 21-32y). Twenty participants had spina bifida occulta and 116 had spina bifida aperta, 96 of whom also had hydrocephalus. Work participation rate was 62.5%, of which 22.4% was in a sheltered workplace. Significant determinants of having paid work for at least 1 hour a week were: level of education, level of lesion, hydrocephalus, IQ, functional independence, and ambulation. Significant determinants of full-time employment were the same, plus sex and type of spina bifida. In a multivariate backward logistic regression analysis, however, only level of education remained a significant predictor of work participation. Sex, level of education, and self-care independence were significant predictors of full-time employment. This study shows the importance of educational support and self-care independence training for children with spina bifida. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10