RRTC Employment for People with Physical Disabilities - Parkinson's Intervening Early Concerning Employment (PIECE) (Aims 2 and 3)

The RRTC on Employment for People with Physical Disabilities is a training grant that includes four separate projects focusing on issues related to employment for those with physical disabilities. The Parkinson's Intervening Early Concerning Employment (PIECE) study aims to learn about how people with Parkinson's disease address employment challenges over time, and what resources they use to help them address these issues. <br><br>This was a three year prospective, longitudinal, observational study of 60 individuals with early Parkinson's disease with assessments every six months. The purpose of this study was to expand our knowledge on how proactive job accommodations and healthcare services benefit people with PD. This data was used to identify and describe the components of employment-related resources or interventions that were perceived to provide the greatest value.<br>