Abstract
Purpose To explore the patient's perspective on the involvement of employers into rehabilitation. Methods 8 participants of a work-related medical rehabilitation were interviewed by telephone 4 weeks after discharge. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyze generated data. Results Beside a poor employer-involvement, the interviews revealed that the process of returning to work was characterized and hampered by unused measures of supporting vocational reintegration during rehabilitation, intersection problems in the health care and social security system, and a strategy of waiting by all involved actors. Conclusion Beside an improved employer-involvement, systematic intersection management and full usage of existing measures are demanded to support vocational reintegration.
Translated title of the contribution | Facilitating Processes of Disintegration instead of Occupational Reintegration: A Qualitative Study on Employer-Involvement in Rehabilitation |
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Original language | German |
Journal | Rehabilitation (Germany) |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 6 |
Pages (from-to) | 365-371 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISSN | 0034-3536 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 01.12.2017 |
Research Areas and Centers
- Research Area: Center for Population Medicine and Public Health (ZBV)