TY - JOUR AU - Murphy, Gregory C. AU - O'Hare, Mary A. PY - 2017 TI - Using psychology theory to guide serious-injury vocational rehabilitation: Predicting the use of job-retention interventions for those living with spinal cord injury JF - Medical Research Archives; Vol 5 No 6 (2017): Vol.5 Issue 6, June, 2017 KW - theory of reasoned action, theory of planned behaviour, traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI), job retention, vocational rehabilitation, return to work (RTW) N2 - BACKGROUND. Rehabilitation researchers have long regarded return to work as the “gold standard” by which to judge the success of the rehabilitation effort. Yet, while job acquisition following the suffering of a traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) has been extensively studied, there has been almost total neglect of job retention. As job withdrawal represents a substantial – albeit less-visible – employment outcome, rehabilitation interventions that address job withdrawal are vital. OBJECTIVE S. To examine whether the theory of reasoned action (TRA) or the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) is a better predictor of intervention-participation intention. METHOD . Using purposive sampling, 35 SCI participants completed a structured online survey to assess their beliefs about 10 interventions designed to minimise the influence of specific job-withdrawal factors (i.e. so as to enhance job retention).  RESULTS . The TPB was the better predictor of participation intention, except for two interventions (tele-rehabilitation services; pre-employment workshops on assertiveness, information, legal rights and networks) for which the TRA explained an equal amount of variance. CONCLUSION . Application of the TRA and TPB conceptual framework provides rehabilitation professionals and policy-makers with rarely-reported evidence about potential intervention participation so as to more effectively guide public health decision-making. UR - https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/1282