From mainstream employment to mainstream retirement: A randomised controlled trial of a transition to retirement intervention for adults with intellectual disability

Michelle Brotherton; Roger J. Stancliffe; Kate O'Loughlin; Nathan J. Wilson

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From mainstream employment to mainstream retirement: A randomised controlled trial of a transition to retirement intervention for adults with intellectual disability

Michelle Brotherton, Roger J. Stancliffe, Kate O'Loughlin, Nathan J. Wilson

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Background: We evaluated a transition to retirement intervention that adapted strategies used to support employment of people with intellectual disability in mainstream workplaces. The intervention facilitated their independent participation in mainstream community groups and volunteering. Methods: We randomised 29 older Australians who currently/previously worked in mainstream employment into an intervention group or wait-list control group. Hours of independent participation in target activities were collected before and after the 13-week initial intervention/waiting period, and at 52 weeks for intervention participants. Results: Six of the 12 intervention participants selected an activity and increased hours of independent participation following 13 weeks in the Keeping Active (KA) program and eight were independently accessing their selected activity at 52-week follow-up. None of the 19 wait-list participants increased their independent participation after 13 weeks. Conclusions: The intervention was effective and highlighted the need to account for factors such as participant choice in evaluation of individualised programs.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1013-1024
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
Volume	36
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.13111
State	Published - Sep 2023
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
The authors thank the Keeping Active program participants who consented to taking part in the research and also extend thanks to the DES provider and staff of the Keeping Active program who assisted in the program evaluation. Open access publishing facilitated by The University of Sydney, as part of the Wiley - The University of Sydney agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians.

Funding Information:
The DES provider received funding from New South Wales Government (Department of Family and Community Services) to implement the Keeping Active pilot program. No funding was received by the authors for the research evaluating the program or the development of this manuscript.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Keywords

community groups
intellectual disability
mainstream employment
retirement
social inclusion
volunteering

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From mainstream employment to mainstream retirement: A randomised controlled trial of a transition to retirement intervention for adults with intellectual disability. / Brotherton, Michelle; Stancliffe, Roger J.; O'Loughlin, Kate et al.
In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, Vol. 36, No. 5, 09.2023, p. 1013-1024.

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