Effects of vocational rehabilitation group intervention on motivation and occupational self-awareness in individuals with intellectual disabilities: A single blind, randomised control study.

Abstract

BACKGROUND\nThe aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a vocational rehabilitation group intervention on motivation and occupational self-competence in individuals with intellectual disability.\n\n\nMETHODS\nA single-blind, randomised controlled study design was used. The intervention group (IG) received the group-based intervention alongside the individualised vocational rehabilitation (IVR) and the control group (CG) continued receiving only the IVR for 8\u2009weeks. In order to assess motivation and occupational self-competence, Objective Achievement Motivation Test (OLMT) and Occupational Self-Assessment (OSA) were used.\n\n\nRESULTS\nForty-nine individuals were enrolled to the study and randomised into IG (n\xa0=\u200924) and CG (n\xa0=\u200925). Two groups were similar at baseline in terms of demographic qualities, OLMT and OSA scores (p\xa0>\u20090.05). After the intervention, the IG showed significant improvements in all assessments (p\xa0<\u20090.05), however the CG showed improvements only in OLMT sub-tests (p\xa0<\u20090.05).\n\n\nCONCLUSIONS\nThe group-based intervention program was effective in increasing occupational self-competence and motivation.