Workforce reentry for people with HIV/AIDS: Intervention effects and predictors of success
Titel:
Workforce reentry for people with HIV/AIDS: Intervention effects and predictors of success
Auteur:
Martin, David J. Arns, Paul G. Batterham, Philip J. Afifi, Abdelmonem A. Steckart, M. Jillisa
Verschenen in:
Work
Paginering:
Jaargang 27 (2006) nr. 3 pagina's 221-233
Jaar:
2006-09-21
Inhoud:
Treatment that prolongs the lives of people with HIV/AIDS and improves their quality of life is relatively recent and little is known about factors that may predict their successful re-entry to the workforce. No data exist concerning the effectiveness of programs to assist people with HIV/AIDS in their efforts to return to work. We used logistic regression and Kaplan-Meier survival curves to predict return to work using data from 126 individuals who participated in an HIV/AIDS return to work program. Results from the 24 month follow-up revealed that program participation, general health, benefits status, and gender, predicted successful re-entry to the workforce. We discuss these findings in the context of the need for more explicitly-defined interventions, as well as the need for additional information on factors that may hinder or facilitate workforce re-entry among people with HIV/AIDS.