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Trial reportSpinal cord2019

Work and SCI: a pilot randomized controlled study of an online resource for job-seekers with spinal cord dysfunction.

Diana Dorstyn, Rachel Roberts, Gregory Murphy, Ashley Craig, Ian Kneebone, Peter Stewart, Anna Chur-Hansen, Ruth Marshall, Jillian Clark, Christine Migliorini

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Spinal cord, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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  3. Current Approaches in Telehealth and Telerehabilitation for Spinal Cord Injury (TeleSCI).Current physical medicine and rehabilitation reports · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Diana DorstynFaculty of Health and Medical Sciences, School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia. diana.dorstyn@adelaide.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7799-8177
Rachel RobertsFaculty of Health and Medical Sciences, School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9547-9995
Gregory MurphySchool of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia.
Ashley CraigNorthern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Ian KneeboneDiscipline of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia.
Peter StewartPQSA - The Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Association of South Australia, Dulwich, SA, Australia.
Anna Chur-HansenFaculty of Health and Medical Sciences, School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Ruth MarshallSouth Australian Spinal Cord Injury Research Centre, Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, Northfield, SA, Australia.
Jillian ClarkSouth Australian Spinal Cord Injury Research Centre, Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, Northfield, SA, Australia.
Christine MiglioriniDepartment of Occupational Therapy, School of Primary Health Care, Monash University, Frankston, VIC, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

designA prospective, parallel randomized controlled trial (RCT).

objectivesTo test the preliminary effects of an online resource targeted to job-seekers with spinal cord injury or disorder (SCI/D), and to determine the feasibility of proceeding to a full-scale RCT.

settingA community cohort in Australia.

methodsForty-eight adults (M = 42 years, SD = 10.95, 27 males) were randomized to receive 4-weeks access to the Work and SCI resource (n = 25) or to a wait-list control group (n = 23). The Work and SCI intervention involved six stand-alone learning modules which provided job-searching and career-planning information through text, videos, and interactive activities. Self-report measures were administered at baseline and after 4 weeks: Job Procurement Self-Efficacy Scale (JSES), Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R), and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9).

resultsOnline usage data identified high uptake of the Work and SCI resource, although study attrition was problematic. Intention-to-treat analyses failed to reach statistical significance, whereas complete data revealed a significant interaction effect for optimism (LOT-R).

conclusionFurther research to develop and enhance Work and SCI is indicated. Remediable strategies to optimize recruitment and statistical power in a future definitive RCT are discussed. SPONSORSHIP: This project was funded by the auDA Foundation (project 16019).

Indexed as

EmploymentInternetOccupational TherapyTelerehabilitationAdultFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOptimismPatient Acceptance of Health CarePilot ProjectsSelf EfficacySpinal Cord DiseasesSpinal Cord Injuries

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PMID30262878

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