Table 1.
Characteristics of study sample at 6-month follow-up
| Control Group (n=12) | VR-JIT Group (n=39) | χ 2 | T | df | p | |||
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| N | % | N | % | |||||
| Demographics | ||||||||
| Age (M±SD) | 49.1±10.9 | 47.0±12.4 | 0.5 | 49 | n.s | |||
| Gender (% male) | 6 | 50% | 29 | 74% | 2.5 | 1 | n.s | |
| Parental education (M±SD) | 12.8±3.5 | 13.5±2.7 | −0.7 | 49 | n.s | |||
| Race | n.s | |||||||
| % Caucasian | 5 | 42% | 13 | 33% | n.s | |||
| % African-American | 6 | 50% | 25 | 64% | 1.3 | 1 | n.s | |
| % other | 1 | 8% | 1 | 3% | n.s | |||
| Vocational history | n.s | |||||||
| Months since prior employment (M±SD) | 31.8±41.9 | 44.8±53.5 | −0.8 | 49 | n.s | |||
| Prior full-time employment (%) | 10 | 83% | 35 | 90% | 0.3 | 1 | n.s | |
| Prior paid employment (any type) (%) | 12 | 100% | 38 | 97% | 0.3 | 1 | n.s | |
| Prior/current enrollment in vocational training | 5 | 42% | 13 | 33% | 0.3 | 1 | n.s | |
| Cognitive function | n.s | |||||||
| Neurocognition (M±SD)a | 91.2±10.0 | 91.9±16.9 | −0.1 | 49 | n.s | |||
| Basic social cognition (M±SD)b | .69±.14 | .70±.14 | −0.2 | 49 | n.s | |||
| Advanced social cognition (M±SD)c | .78±.10 | .78±.09 | −0.2 | 49 | n.s | |||
| Clinical history | n.s | |||||||
| Posttraumatic stress disorder | 8 | 67% | 15 | 39% | 2.9 | 1 | .09 | |
| Major depressive disorder | 6 | 50% | 18 | 46% | 0.1 | 1 | n.s | |
| Bipolar disorder | 4 | 25% | 13 | 33% | 0.5 | 1 | n.s | |
| Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder | 1 | 8% | 7 | 18% | 0.6 | 1 | n.s | |
a
Neurocognition index scores ranged from 0 to 160 with higher scores indicating higher neurocognition;
b
Basic social cognition scores ranged from 0 to 1.0 with higher scores indicating higher basic social cognition;
c
Advanced social cognition scores ranged from 0 to 1.0 with higher scores indicating higher advanced social cognition.