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Positive encounters with rehabilitation professionals reported by persons with experience of sickness absence
Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för medicin och hälsa, Socialmedicin och folkhälsovetenskap. Linköpings universitet, Hälsouniversitetet.ORCID-id: 0000-0001-5173-5419
Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande, Avdelningen för sociologi (SOC). Linköpings universitet, Filosofiska fakulteten.
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
2004 (engelsk)Inngår i: Work: A journal of Prevention, Assessment and rehabilitation, ISSN 1051-9815, E-ISSN 1875-9270, Vol. 22, nr 3, s. 247-254Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert) Published
Abstract [en]

More knowledge is needed on different factors that can promote return to work among sick-listed persons. One such factor might be by their interactions with the rehabilitation professionals they encounter. The aim of the present study was to identify and analyze statements about positive encounters with rehabilitation staff, reported by persons who had been absent from work with back, neck, or shoulder diagnoses. A descriptive and explorative qualitative approach was used to analyze data from five focus-group interviews. There were few statements on positive encounters, and they were frequently attributed to sheer luck. Experiences of positive encounters were assigned to two major categories: respectful treatment and supportive treatment. Receiving adequate medical examination or treatment was also mentioned as being positive. Further efforts are needed to study and develop methods for investigating interactions with rehabilitation professionals that laypersons experience as positive and that may contribute to empowerment and influence return to work when sickness absent.

sted, utgiver, år, opplag, sider
2004. Vol. 22, nr 3, s. 247-254
Emneord [en]
sickness absence, sick leave, rehabilitation, encounter, return to work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-14286OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-14286DiVA, id: diva2:23106
Tilgjengelig fra: 2007-02-13 Laget: 2007-02-13 Sist oppdatert: 2020-06-09
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1. Encouraging Encounters: Experiences of People on Sick Leave in Their Meetings with Professionals
Åpne denne publikasjonen i ny fane eller vindu >>Encouraging Encounters: Experiences of People on Sick Leave in Their Meetings with Professionals
2007 (engelsk)Doktoravhandling, med artikler (Annet vitenskapelig)
Abstract [en]

Background: The recent increase in long-term sickness absence both in Sweden and many other countries has been met with various attempts to intensify the use of rehabilitation measures in order to prevent people from remaining long-term sickness absent. Several actors, among them professionals in healthcare, occupational health services, and social insurance are involved in handling issues related to the sick leave of an individual, and in providing measures to promote return to work (RTW). Identification of the factors that are related to RTW of the individual is a multifaceted task; therefore to meet the individual in this process is an essential challenge for many actors involved. Knowledge is needed about factors that might promote RTW in order to facilitate future research aimed at designing effective rehabilitation programs. Such information is of great importance to improve the work situations of the professionals, to decrease the cost for society, and to improve the situations for people on sick leave by facilitating RTW.

Objectives: The overall aim of the work underlying this thesis was to ascertain whether contacts between professionals and sickness absentees might a factor that can promote RTW, and also to identify different aspects of how such positive encounters are experienced by those who are sick listed.

Material and methods: Five investigations were conducted using different study designs, data, and methods of data analyses. The first two (papers I and II) concerned interviews with people on sick leave about positive experiences of their encounters with professionals. The third study (paper III) was based on four questions about encounters, which were included in a questionnaire that was administrated to people who were on sick leave. The fourth study (paper IV) used a broad questionnaire to examine experiences of positive encounters, and the final study (paper V) proposed a model of possible effects of the encounters on RTW.

Results: In paper I and II different aspects of sick-listed person’s experiences of positive encounters were identified. For example, it seemed that important qualities included being treated with respect, feeling supported, establishing a personal relationship, and participating in decisions regarding RTW measures. Several of the interviewees stated that RTW might be promoted by positive encounters. Paper III showed that perceptions of interactions varied with the type of professionals, as well as with demographics. The respondents perceived their encounters with professionals within healthcare as most positive, followed by social insurance, and lastly occupational health services. In general, females, people born in Sweden, and those who were older, or had a higher education rated their encounters with professionals as more positive. The main finding reported in paper IV was that the majority of the participants had experienced being positive encountered by professionals. Three aspects of such encounters were stressed, namely being treated with ”competence”, ”personal attention”, and ”competence and trust”. The results related in paper V indicated that theories about empowerment and on social emotions could be successfully applied in this area, after they were specifically adapted to some unique features of the contacts between sickness absentees and rehabilitation professionals.

Conclusions: This thesis emphasizes that being positively encountered by professionals can have a beneficial impact on RTW after a period of sickness absence. More research is required to elucidate the interaction between sick-listed persons and professionals who are involved in their cases. Further studies should focus on how methods for professionals can be provided to increase sick-listed persons’ own ability to mobilize and develop their resources. Moreover, additional knowledge is needed to extend professional treatment strategies that enhance self-confidence and empowerment of individuals during sickness absence.

sted, utgiver, år, opplag, sider
Institutionen för hälsa och samhälle, 2007. s. 61
Serie
Linköping University Medical Dissertations, ISSN 0345-0082 ; 981
Emneord
Encounters, Sickness absence, Sick leave, Return to work, Client perspective, Health promotion, Work, Sjukfrånvaro, Bemötande, Sociala emotioner, Återgång till arbete, Empowerment
HSV kategori
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urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-8262 (URN)978-91-85715-94-7 (ISBN)
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2007-03-02, Aulan, Hälsans hus, Campus US, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, 09:00 (engelsk)
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Tilgjengelig fra: 2007-02-13 Laget: 2007-02-13 Sist oppdatert: 2020-03-29

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