Leena Badran (University of California, Davis), Stephen A. Rosenbaum (University of California, Berkeley), Arik Rimmerman (University of Haifa), Quality of Life for People with Mental Illness Employed in Extended Employment Programs in two Arab Towns in Israel: An Exploratory Study, 14 Frontiers in Psychiatry (2023):
This study aims to examine the quality of life (QOL) for people with psychiatric disabilities who are engaged in extended employment programs (homogeneous versus heterogeneous) in the Arab-populated Triangle Area of Israel. The homogeneous program participants are exclusively Arab while the heterogeneous program includes both Arabs and Jews. A quantitative research study involved 104 adults with psychiatric disabilities engaged in two communal extended employment programs. Participants completed demographic (age, gender, marital status), religion (Muslim, Jewish, Christian), dichotomous nationality variable (Jewish/Arab), years of education, and employment questionnaires.