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| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Ability Online | OTHER |
| University of Toronto | OTHER |
| The Hospital for Sick Children | OTHER |
| University of Ottawa |
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Despite the strong business case of hiring people with disabilities, a significant proportion of youth with disabilities leave high school and neither work nor continue their education and are unprepared to meet the demands of a work environment. Although youth with disabilities have much to gain from employment readiness programs, they are often excluded from, or have limited access to school and community vocational programs. One encouraging approach to address gaps in vocational programming is through peer mentoring, which may facilitate a smoother transition to adulthood by offering support to enhance coping skills. Despite the increase in online communities, little is known about their impact on vocational mentoring for youth with physical disabilities and their parents. The purpose of this study is to develop, implement and assess the feasibility of an online peer mentor employment readiness intervention for youth with physical disabilities and their parents to improve their self-efficacy, career maturity and social support.
Our primary OBJECTIVE is: (1) to develop, implement and assess the feasibility of an online peer mentor employment readiness intervention for youth with physical disabilities and their parents to improve their self-efficacy, career maturity and social support.
A mixed methods feasibility randomized controlled trial design will be conducted to develop and assess the usability of "Empowering youth towards Employment" intervention. Youth (aged 15-25) with physical disabilities and their parents will be randomly assigned to a control or experimental group (12-week, interactive intervention, moderated by peer mentors). A qualitative thematic analysis will be conducted to analyze the content of discussion forums. Interviews with youth, parents and mentors will also be conducted about their experiences in the intervention.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empowering youth towards employment | Experimental | This is a behavioural e-mentor intervention. Trained mentors will facilitate employment readiness learning and engage youth in discussions over a 12-week period. Each week the mentors will introduce a new employment topic and will engage youth in a discussion and answer questions. |
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| Control group | No Intervention | The control group will have access to the employment activities during the 12-week employment readiness learning but will not have access to a mentor. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empowering youth towards employment | Behavioral | Experimental: Empowering youth towards employment This is a behavioural e-mentor intervention. Trained mentors will facilitate employment readiness learning and engage youth in discussions over a 12-week period. Each week the mentors will introduce a new employment topic and will engage youth in a discussion and answer questions. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in career maturity inventory--attitude scale (CMI-AS) | baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in family empowerment scale | baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1) | |
| Change in multi-dimensional scale of perceived social support | baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1) |
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Inclusion criteria for youth participants:
Inclusion criteria for Parents:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital | Toronto | Ontario | M4G 1R8 | Canada |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31518315 | Derived | Lindsay S, Cagliostro E, Leck J, Stinson J. A 12-Week Electronic Mentoring Employment Preparation Intervention for Youth With Physical Disabilities: Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2019 Mar 29;2(1):e12088. doi: 10.2196/12088. | |
| 31518302 | Derived | Lindsay S, Cagliostro E, Stinson J, Leck J. A 4-Week Electronic-Mentoring Employment Intervention for Youth With Physical Disabilities: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2019 Apr 24;2(1):e12653. doi: 10.2196/12653. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D002547 | Cerebral Palsy |
| D016135 | Spinal Dysraphism |
| D001171 | Arthritis, Juvenile |
| D013119 | Spinal Cord Injuries |
| D009136 | Muscular Dystrophies |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001925 | Brain Damage, Chronic |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| OTHER |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | OTHER |
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| Change in Arc's self-determination scale | baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1) |
| 29146566 | Derived | Lindsay S, Stinson J, Stergiou-Kita M, Leck J. Improving Transition to Employment for Youth With Physical Disabilities: Protocol for a Peer Electronic Mentoring Intervention. JMIR Res Protoc. 2017 Nov 16;6(11):e215. doi: 10.2196/resprot.8034. |
| D009436 | Neural Tube Defects |
| D009421 | Nervous System Malformations |
| D000013 | Congenital Abnormalities |
| D009358 | Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities |
| D001168 | Arthritis |
| D007592 | Joint Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
| D012216 | Rheumatic Diseases |
| D003240 | Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D001327 | Autoimmune Diseases |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
| D013118 | Spinal Cord Diseases |
| D020196 | Trauma, Nervous System |
| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |
| D020966 | Muscular Disorders, Atrophic |
| D009135 | Muscular Diseases |
| D009468 | Neuromuscular Diseases |
| D030342 | Genetic Diseases, Inborn |