Employment issues and assistive technology use for persons with spinal cord injury

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-198

  Hedrick, Brad ^a   Pape, Theresa Louise Bender ^b,c,d   Heinemann, Allen W ^d,e   Ruddell, Jennifer L ^a   Reis, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MARIANJOY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity participation; Assistive technology; Assistive technology cost; Disability; Education; Employment status; Employment success; Health status; Spinal cord injury; Work history

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; HEALTH CARE; SURVEYING;

ACTIVITY PARTICIPATION; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS; HEALTH STATUS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WORK HISTORY;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; VETERANS;

EID: 33746211232     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2005.03.0062     Document Type: Article

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