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Trial reportJournal of autism and developmental disorders2018

Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Autism-Specific Workplace Tool for Employers: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

Melissa Scott, Marita Falkmer, Torbjörn Falkmer, Sonya Girdler

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Melissa ScottSchool of Occupational Therapy and Social Work, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Australia. m.scott@postgrad.curtin.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5632-1837
Marita FalkmerSchool of Occupational Therapy and Social Work, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Australia.
Torbjörn FalkmerSchool of Occupational Therapy and Social Work, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Australia.
Sonya GirdlerSchool of Occupational Therapy and Social Work, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A randomised controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of the Integrated Employment Success Tool (IEST™) in improving employers' self-efficacy in modifying the workplace for individuals on the autism spectrum. Employers (N = 84) were randomised to the IEST™ or support as usual groups. Measurements of self-efficacy, knowledge and attitudes towards disability in the workplace were obtained at baseline and post-test. Results revealed a significant improvement in self-efficacy within the IEST™ group between baseline and post-test (p = 0.016). At post-test, there were no significant differences between groups in relation to self-efficacy in implementing autism-specific workplace modifications and employer attitudes towards disability in the workplace. Given the lack of significant outcomes, further research is needed to determine the effectiveness of the IEST™ for employers. Trial registration: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry #ACTRN12614000771651, registered 21/7/2014. Trial URL https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=366699 .

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Self EfficacyAustraliaAutistic DisorderEmployment, SupportedFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleWorkplaceAutism spectrum disorderComplex interventionHiringVocational supportWork environment

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PMID29767376

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