Vocational experiences and career support opportunities among Canadian men with moderate and severe haemophilia

Haemophilia : the Official Journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia
Neale SmithShannon Jackson

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to provide haemophilia treatment centres (HTCs) with guidance for the potential development of appropriate and timely interventions related to employment and vocational counselling and supports. A multi-method approach was employed, where initial focus groups (n = 13) and review of the literature were used to construct a structured survey instrument (n = 75). Focus group participants made choices about employment with keen awareness of how their bleeding disorder might limit them physically; they described the role of social networks in career choices; and they wrestled with issues of disclosure. Among survey respondents, 47% per cent of respondents reported that haemophilia had a small negative impact, 27% felt that it had a moderate negative impact and 13% indicated that it had a very large negative impact. One-third of respondents had at some point received employment-related advice from a member of their haemophilia treatment centre team. Roughly two-thirds of respondents suggested that vocational advice would be "somewhat" or "very" useful at present. Canadian men with haemophilia continue to experience challenges related to employment and career development. There appears to be an opportun...Continue Reading

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