身体残疾的年轻人的治疗与高等教育及就业的关系。
Relationship of therapy to postsecondary education and employment in young adults with physical disabilities.
作者信息
Bjornson Kristie, Kobayashi Ana, Zhou Chuan, Walker William
机构信息
Seattle Children's Research Institute, Developmental Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98145-5005, USA.
出版信息
Pediatr Phys Ther. 2011 Summer;23(2):179-86. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e318218f110.
PURPOSE
The relationship of therapy services to postsecondary education and paid employment in young adults with physical disabilities was examined.
METHODS
A sample of 1510 youth from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2 categorized with orthopedic impairment including cerebral palsy and spina bifida was analyzed using weighted sampling multivariate regression.
RESULTS
At follow-up, 48% participated in postsecondary education and 24% had paid employment. Receiving physical and/or occupational therapy at ages 13 to 16 years was significantly associated with higher levels of enrollment in postsecondary education at ages 19 to 21 years. Social interactions and expressive language skills but not therapy services were associated with paid employment.
CONCLUSIONS
Results suggest that therapy services that focus on improvement of upper extremity function, self-care skills, and social skills are associated with participation in postsecondary education. Longer follow-up is needed to effectively examine paid employment.
目的
研究针对身体残疾的年轻人，治疗服务与高等教育及带薪就业之间的关系。
方法
使用加权抽样多元回归分析了来自全国纵向过渡研究2的1510名青年样本，这些青年被归类为患有包括脑瘫和脊柱裂在内的骨科损伤。
结果
随访时，48%的人参加了高等教育，24%的人有带薪工作。13至16岁接受物理和/或职业治疗与19至21岁更高的高等教育入学水平显著相关。社交互动和表达语言技能而非治疗服务与带薪就业相关。
结论
结果表明，专注于改善上肢功能、自我护理技能和社交技能的治疗服务与参与高等教育相关。需要更长时间的随访来有效研究带薪就业情况。
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