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Individual Placement and Support Helps People With Spinal Cord Injury Find and Keep Jobs They Want

Published:January 31, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2022.11.019
      Most people want to work because they want to feel productive, earn money, and build social connections. When you are learning to live with a disability like spinal cord injury (SCI), employment is key to rebuilding your life. Working helps you to live longer and makes your life more meaningful and satisfying (fig 1).
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      It's all of the above: benefits of working for individuals with spinal cord injury.
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      Quality of life outcomes for veterans with spinal cord injury receiving individual placement and support (IPS).
      Fig 1
      Fig 1Benefits of working according to persons with spinal cord injury.
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