Silverman K, Chutuape M A, Svikis D S, Bigelow G E, Stitzer M L
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 1995 Dec;40(2):115-23. doi: 10.1016/0376-8716(95)01196-x.
This study assessed the occupational interests and academic skills of 50 patients of a center for addiction and pregnancy. Patient ratings of 31 occupations showed that a subset of ten occupations (telephone operator, cosmetologist, mail clerk, data entry operator, child care worker, receptionist, office clerk, word processor, billing clerk, secretary) were of interest to significantly more subjects than other occupations (P < or = 0.05). Most of the desired occupations were office jobs requiring basic skills not possessed by most study participants. Although participants had completed a mean (range) of 11 (8-15) years of education, their mean (range) grade levels of reading, spelling and arithmetic were estimated at 6.9 (0.8-12), 6.8 (1-12), and 5.7 (2-11.8) years, respectively. These data suggest that the study participants will need basic skills training to achieve their occupational goals. Importantly, patient ratings also indicated that most participants were interested in receiving the needed training. Overall, the study suggests that provision of basic academic skills training may improve the long-term employment outcomes of these drug abusing women.
本研究评估了一家成瘾与孕期护理中心的50名患者的职业兴趣和学术技能。患者对31种职业的评分显示，有十种职业（电话接线员、美容师、邮件分拣员、数据录入员、儿童保育员、接待员、办公室职员、文字处理员、开票员、秘书）比其他职业更受受试者关注（P≤0.05）。大多数期望的职业都是办公室工作，需要大多数研究参与者所不具备的基本技能。尽管参与者的平均受教育年限为11年（范围：8 - 15年），但他们的阅读、拼写和算术平均年级水平分别估计为6.9年（范围：0.8 - 12年）、6.8年（范围：1 - 12年）和5.7年（范围：2 - 11.8年）。这些数据表明，研究参与者需要基本技能培训来实现他们的职业目标。重要的是，患者评分还表明大多数参与者有兴趣接受所需的培训。总体而言，该研究表明提供基本学术技能培训可能会改善这些滥用药物女性的长期就业状况。
