Employment supports for adults with disabilities: a Campbell Systematic Review.

Tripney J, Hogrebe, N, Schmidt, E, Vigurs C, & Stewart R

Abstract

Objective: To identify, appraise and synthesise studies of interventions to improve labour marketoutcomes of adults in developing countries with physical and/or sensory disabilities.Method: Systematic review methods, following Campbell Collaboration guidelines, were utilised. Acomprehensive search was used to identify relevant studies published between 1990 and 2013, whichwere graded for study quality and a narrative approach used to synthesis the research evidence.Results: Fourteen studies covering a wide range of interventions met the inclusion criteria. Althoughindividual studies reported improvements in outcomes, heterogeneity was high and studies weregenerally of poor methodological quality.Conclusions: There is a lack of high quality research evidence to inform decision-making in this area.Stakeholders should be cautious when interpreting the results of the current evidence base.