OBJECTIVE: New treatments introduced in the mid-1990s led many people with HIV/AIDS who previously had been disabled by their disease to contemplate workforce reentry; many remain unemployed, and little is known concerning interventions that might help them return to work. We report the results of a randomized clinical trial of an intervention designed to help people with HIV/AIDS reenter the workforce. DESIGN: We tested a mixed (group-individual) modality intervention that incorporated elements of Motivational Interviewing (Miller & Rollnick, 2002), skills building from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Linehan, 1993), and job-related skills (Price & Vinokur, 1995). A total of 174 individuals participated in either the intervention or in standard of care and were followed for 24 months. RESULTS: Compared with individuals referred for standard of care, participants in the intervention engaged in more workforce-reentry activities over time and, once employed, were more likely to remain employed. Dose-response analyses revealed that among intervention participants, participants who attended more than 1 individual session engaged in more workforce-reentry activities than individuals who attended 1 or fewer individual sessions, whereas frequency of group session participation did not effect a difference between participants who attended more than 6 group sessions and participants who attended 6 or fewer group sessions. CONCLUSION: Theoretically based workforce-reentry assistance programs can assist disabled people with HIV/AIDS in their return-to-work efforts. PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved.
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OBJECTIVE: New treatments introduced in the mid-1990s led many people with HIV/AIDS who previously had been disabled by their disease to contemplate workforce reentry; many remain unemployed, and little is known concerning interventions that might help them return to work. We report the results of a randomized clinical trial of an intervention designed to help people with HIV/AIDS reenter the workforce. DESIGN: We tested a mixed (group-individual) modality intervention that incorporated elements of Motivational Interviewing (Miller & Rollnick, 2002), skills building from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Linehan, 1993), and job-related skills (Price & Vinokur, 1995). A total of 174 individuals participated in either the intervention or in standard of care and were followed for 24 months. RESULTS: Compared with individuals referred for standard of care, participants in the intervention engaged in more workforce-reentry activities over time and, once employed, were more likely to remain employed. Dose-response analyses revealed that among intervention participants, participants who attended more than 1 individual session engaged in more workforce-reentry activities than individuals who attended 1 or fewer individual sessions, whereas frequency of group session participation did not effect a difference between participants who attended more than 6 group sessions and participants who attended 6 or fewer group sessions. CONCLUSION: Theoretically based workforce-reentry assistance programs can assist disabled people with HIV/AIDS in their return-to-work efforts. PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved.
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