Study author, year | Intervention | Work outcomes | Population | Key findings | Direction of support | Quality |
Killacky, 200832 40 | Tailored supported employment | Competitive employment Employed in any job Income Hours worked | Mental health | Treatment group significantly more likely to report competitive employment Treatment group significantly more likely to report competitive employment Treatment group reported significantly greater income Treatment group reported significantly greater hours worked | + + + + | H |
Burke-Miller et al, 201233 | Tailored supported employment | Employed in any job Competitive employment | Mental health | Young adult treatment group more likely to report working in any job (ns) Young adult treatment group significantly more likely to report competitive employment | + + | H |
Ferguson, 201234 | Tailored supported employment | Employed in any job Hours worked Income | Mental health | Treatment group significantly more likely to report employment in any job No difference between treatment and control group in hours worked No difference between treatment and control group in hours worked | + / / | M |
Fraker et al, 201841 | Youth transition demonstration enhanced employment services | Employment in any job Income | Any disability* | Treatment group significantly more likely to report employment in any job Treatment group reported significantly greater income | + + | M |
Major et al, 201035 | Tailored supported employment | Competitive employment | Mental health | Treatment group significantly more likely to report competitive employment | + | M |
McGahey et al, 201436 | Tailored supported employment+self-disclosure Planning + | Competitive employment | Mental health | Treatment group significantly more likely to report competitive employment | + | M |
Wehman et al, 201738 | Tailored supported employment+autism spectrum disorder specific intervention | Competitive employment | Intellectual and learning disability | Treatment group significantly more likely to report competitive employment | + | H |
Wehman et al, 201437 | Tailored supported employment | Competitive employment | Intellectual and learning disability | Treatment group significantly more likely to report competitive employment | + | M |
Smith et al, 201542 | Technology-based job interview training | Competitive employment | Intellectual and learning disability | Treatment group significantly more likely to report competitive employment | + | M |
Yamaguchi et al, 201631 | Tailored supported employment+cognitive remediation | Competitive employment Job tenure | Mental health | Treatment group significantly more likely to report competitive employment Treatment group significantly more likely to report longer job tenure | + + | M |
*Any disability includes those living with mental health, intellectual/learning, physical and/or speech/hearing/visual disability.
+, positive effect; /, no effect, H, high quality; M, medium quality; ns, not statistically significant.