An In‐House Prevocational Training Program for Newly Discharged Psychiatric Inpatients: Exploring Its Employment Outcomes and the Predictive Factors

Individuals with severe mental disorders continue to experience low employment rates. Occupational therapists play an important role in helping these individuals develop the skills and obtain the supports necessary for productive living. This retrospective cohort study aimed to explore employment outcomes and identify factors predictive of the outcomes of an in‐house prevocational training program designed for newly discharged psychiatric inpatients. Data retrieved from the files of 58 participants including demographics, diagnostic history, physical fitness, functional assessment results, the use of vocational counselling service and employment status were analyzed. The overall employment rates among the participants were high (67.2–79.3%) within the 6 months following the prevocational training program. No significant differences were found in the employment rates across the 1, 3 and 6‐month time periods post‐training. Vocational counselling service post‐training and hand function were two factors predictive of participants' employment outcomes. Occupational therapists should attend to the clients' need for continuous vocational support and carefully identify the personal, functional and environmental factors contributing to successful employment. Caution in interpreting the results is warranted because of the lack of control and randomization in this retrospective study. Additional longitudinal cohort or experimental studies would add further certainty to the current findings. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The Return of Actionable Variants Empirical (RAVE) Study,a Mayo Clinic Genomic Medicine Implementation Study: Design and Initial Results

Objectives

To identify clinically actionable genetic variants from targeted sequencing of 68 disease-related genes, estimate their penetrance, and assess the impact of disclosing results to participants and providers.

Anesthesia for subcutaneous implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator implantation: Perspectives from the clinical experience of a U.S. panel of physicians

1 Background and objective

Worldwide adoption of the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator (S‐ICD) for preventing sudden cardiac death continues to increase, as longer‐term evidence demonstrating the safety and efficacy of the S‐ICD expands. As a relatively new technology, comprehensive anesthesia guidance for the management of patients undergoing S‐ICD placement is lacking. This article presents advantages and disadvantages of different periprocedural sedation and anesthesia options for S‐ICD implants including general anesthesia, monitored anesthesia care, regional anesthesia, and nonanesthesia personnel administered sedation and analgesia.

2 Methods

Guidance, for approaches to anesthesia care during S‐ICD implantation, is presented based upon literature review and consensus of a panel of high‐volume S‐ICD implanters, a regional anesthesiologist, and a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist with significant S‐ICD experience. The panel developed suggested actions for perioperative sedation, anesthesia, surgical practices, and a decision algorithm for S‐ICD implantation.

3 Conclusions

While S‐ICD implantation currently requires higher sedation than transvenous ICD systems, the panel consensus is that general anesthesia is not required or is obligatory for the majority of patients for the experienced S‐ICD implanter. The focus of the implanting physician and the anesthesia services should be to maximize patient comfort and take into consideration patient‐specific comorbidities, with a low threshold to consult the anesthesiology team.     

Relative Oral Bioavailability of an Abuse-deterrent,Extended-release Formulation of Morphine Versus Extended-release Morphine: A 2-period,Single-dose,Randomized Crossover Study in Healthy Subjects

Purpose

Morphine ARER is a novel oral, abuse-deterrent, extended-release (ER) formulation of morphine sulfate with physical and chemical properties that deter misuse and abuse by nonoral routes of administration. Here we evaluate the relative bioavailability of morphine ARER and extended-release morphine.

Turning Data Into Information: Opportunities to Advance Rehabilitation Quality,Research, and Policy

Attention to health care quality and safety has increased dramatically. The internal focus of an organization is not without influence from external policy and research findings. Compared with other specialties, efforts to align and advance rehabilitation research, practice, and policy using electronic health record data are in the early stages. This special communication defines quality, applies the dimensions of quality to rehabilitation, and illustrates the feasibility and utility of electronic health record data for research on rehabilitation care quality and outcomes. Using data generated at the point of care provides the greatest opportunity for improving the quality of health care, producing generalizable evidence to inform policy and practice, and ultimately benefiting the health of the populations served.