| Methods |
Allocation: 'randomly assigned' ‐ information from trialists indicates this was "lots drawn from a hat".
Follow up: 12 months (preceded by assessment and vocational skills training phase).
Lost to follow‐up: 0% ‐ difficult to verify.
Objectivity of rating of outcome: raters independent. |
| Participants |
Inclusion criteria: i. severely disabled by major mental illness (SCID); ii young (not specified).
Diagnosis: schizophrenia, paranoid personality disorder, major affective disorder, attention deficit disorder, oppositional‐defiant disorder (proportions U/K).
N=34.
Age: mean ˜19 years.
Sex: 33% women.
Race: 83% non‐white.
History: ever married U/K, ever employed 20%, time since last employment U/K, previous admissions U/K, from low‐income families.
Setting: densely populated urban centre, New York, USA. |
| Interventions |
1. Immediate placement in supported employment: support provided through job coaches or a family/peer support group. N=22.*
2. Control: employment training in sheltered workshop setting with weekly individual, family and peer group therapy. N=12. |
| Outcomes |
In competitive employment.
Time in competitive employment. |
| Notes |
* Originally 2 groups: a. job placement plus job coaching; and b. job placement with family and peer support. No differences between these 2 groups and are combined into a single experimental group for this review. |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? |
High risk |
C ‐ Inadequate |
