title: The effectiveness of individual placement and support for people with mental illness new on social benefits: a study protocol.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In Switzerland, people with a severe mental illness and unable to work receive disability benefits ('IV-pension'). Once they are granted these benefits, the chances to regain competitive employment are usually small. However, previous studies have shown that individual placement and support (IPS) supports a successful reintegration into competitive employment. This study focuses on the integration of newly appointed IV-pensioners, who have received an IV-pension for less than a year.
  
  
  METHODS
  The present pilot project ZHEPP (Zürcher Eingliederungs-Pilot Projekt; engl.: Zurich integration pilot project) is a randomized controlled trial (RCT). The 250 participants will be randomized to either the intervention or the control group. The intervention group receives support of a job coach according to the approach of IPS. Participants in the control group do not receive IPS support. Participation takes a total of two years for each participant. Each group is interviewed every six months (T0-T4). A two-factor analysis of variance will be conducted with the two factors group (intervention versus control group) and outcome (employment yes/no). The main criterion of the two-factor analysis will be the number of competitive employment contracts in each group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study will focus on the impact of IPS on new IV-pensioners and aims to identify predictors for a successful integration. Furthermore, we will examine the effect of IPS on stigma variables and recovery orientation.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  ISRCTN54951166.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University Hospital for Psychiatry, Militärstrasse 8, 8021, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Viering
authors.forename: Bettina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bärtsch
authors.forename: Caitriona
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Obermann
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rüsch
authors.forename: Wulf
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rössler
authors.forename: Wolfram
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kawohl
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D016832:Employment, Supported; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design; D057545:Social Stigma; D013557:Switzerland