OBJECTIVE: Individuals with severe @entity1032 have low employment rates, and the job interview presents a critical barrier for them to obtain competitive employment. Prior randomized controlled trials (RCTs) indicated that virtual reality job interview training (VR-JIT) improved job interviewing skills among trainees. This study assessed whether VR-JIT participation was associated with greater odds of receiving job offers in the six-months after completion of training. METHODS: To assess the efficacy of VR-JIT, trainees (N=39) in the method and a comparison group (N=12) completed a brief survey approximately six months after participating in the RCTs. Primary vocational outcome measures included receiving a job offer and number of weeks searching for employment. RESULTS: A larger proportion of trainees than comparison @entity1 received a job offer (51% versus 25%, respectively). Trainees were more likely to receive a job offer than comparison @entity1 (odds ratio=9.64, p=.02) after analyses accounted for cognition, recency of last job, and diagnosis. Trainees had greater odds of receiving a job offer for each completed VR-JIT trial (odds ratio=1.41, p=.04), and a greater number of completed VR-JIT trials predicted fewer weeks of searching for employment (b=-.74, p=.02). CONCLUSIONS: Results provide preliminary support that VR-JIT is a promising intervention associated with enhanced vocational outcomes among individuals with severe @entity1032 . Given that @entity1 had minimal access to standardized vocational services, future research could evaluate the effectiveness of VR-JIT among individuals with and without access to standardized vocational services as well as evaluate strategies to implement VR-JIT within a large community mental health service provider.

Job Offers to Individuals With Severe XXXX After Participation in Virtual Reality Job Interview Training.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants'] @entity1032 :: ('MESH:D008607', 'Disease') :: ['mental illness']
@entity1032 :: (MESH:D008607,Disease) :: ['Mental Illness']
