Factors associated with sustaining work with chronic spinal cord injury: a scoping review.
Katarzyna KarczBruno TrezziniReuben S EscorpizoMonika E FingerPublished in: Disability and rehabilitation (2021)
Future interventions should address the identified factors to promote working in the long term of people with SCI. Policymakers should adapt and enforce legal standards that address environmental and social barriers to creating supportive work environments for persons with SCI.Implications for rehabilitationPeople with spinal cord injury (SCI) experience difficulties in maintaining employment.Personal factors identified as crucial for working in the long term, such as self-advocacy and self-management of health behaviors, should be strengthened by future interventions.People with SCI should be offered a supportive work environment with work accommodations and flexible working hours to facilitate their labor market participation.