Factors important for success in return to work following brain injury
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Do people with acquired brain injury (ABI) in professional or managerial positions (PM) differ from those in non PM positions in terms of facilitators and barriers in return to work?
IRAS ID
179619
Contact name
Annette Rolls
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 0 months, 15 days
Research summary
Employment is associated with life satisfaction and quality of life for people with Acquired brain injury (ABI), (Tyerman:2012), and is recognised as a positive health outcome for people with long term conditions, (Department of Health:2005). However a systematic review found that only 41% of people who were in jobs prior to traumatic brain injury returned to employment 1-2 years post injury. (Van Velzen: 2009). This study will examine factors which people with ABI perceive to be supportive (facilitators) or hindrances (barriers) in returning to work. The study will focus on whether there are differences in what is perceived as facilitators or barriers between people who have returned to professional or managerial jobs (PM) compared with people with non PM jobs. The study aims to highlight whether there are particular factors related to occupational background that should be considered when designing interventions. The study will be conducted in 2 phases. Semi structured interviews will be conducted with people with ABI with a mix of experience of success and failure to return to work in both PM and non PM positions. This will be to identify a variety of factors seen as facilitators and barriers. A questionnaire will be designed based on the outcome of the interviews, and disseminated to 40 people with acquired brain who have attempted to return to work either successfully or unsuccessfully for at least a week. Comparisons will be made to see if there are differences identified in facilitators or barriers between the PM and non PM groups.
REC name
East of Scotland Research Ethics Service REC 1
REC reference
15/ES/0190
Date of REC Opinion
17 Nov 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion