Workforce reentry for people with HIV/AIDS: intervention effects and predictors of success.
Treatment that prolongs the lives of people with HIV/AIDS and improves their quality of life is relatively recent and little is known about factors that may predict their successful re-entry to the workforce. No data exist concerning the effectiveness of programs to assist people with HIV/AIDS in their efforts to return to work. We used logistic regression and Kaplan-Meier survival curves to predict return to work using data from 126 individuals who participated in an HIV/AIDS return to work program. Results from the 24 month follow-up revealed that program participation, general health, benefits status, and gender, predicted successful re-entry to the workforce. We discuss these findings in the context of the need for more explicitly-defined interventions, as well as the need for additional information on factors that may hinder or facilitate workforce re-entry among people with HIV/AIDS.
Martin
David J
DJ
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90509, USA. djmartin@ucla.edu
Arns
Paul G
PG
Batterham
Philip J
PJ
Afifi
Abdelmonem A
AA
Steckart
M Jillisa
MJ
D000328:Adult; D002140:California; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires