Work inclusion: self-perceived change in work ability among persons in occupational rehabilitation

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Table I Demographic and work participation characteristics of the study participants who had attended a Norwegian occupational rehabilitation program.

ID	Sex	Age	Occupation	Work participation and benefit status before program	Work participation and benefit status at time of interview	Change in working hours
1	F	50	Teacher	PWP 50%. SAB 50%	FWP	Increased
2	F	59	Teacher	FWP	NWP. SAB 100%	Decreased
3	F	48	Auxiliary nurse	FWP	NWP. SAB 100%	Decreased
4	F	62	Headmaster	NWP. PDP 20%. SAB 80%	NWP. PDP 20%. SAB 80%	Same
5	F	47	Nurse	NWP. WAA 100%	PWP 40%. WAA 60%	Increased
6	F	42	Bus driver	NWP. SAB 100%	FWP	Increased
7	F	59	Medical secretary	PWP 20%. SAB 80%	PWP 80%. Employer insurance 20%	Increased
8	F	32	Nurse	NWP. SAB 100%	NWP. WAA 100% (work training)	Same
9	F	42	Child welfare officer	NWP. SAB 100%	FWP (new job)	Increased
10	M	45	Engineer	PWP 20%. WAA 80%	PWP 20%. WAA 80%	Same
11	F	43	Accountant	PWP 60%. SAB 40%	PWP 50%. WAA 50%	Decreased
12	M	50	Industrial worker	NWP. SAB 100%	FWP	Increased
13	M	53	Industrial worker	NWP. SAB 100%	NWP. WAA 100% (student)	Same
14	F	49	Nurse	NWP. WAA 100%	NWP. WAA 100%	Same
15	F	59	Case worker	FWP	PWP 80%. SAB 20%	Decreased
16	F	60	Nurse	NWP. PDP 50%. SAB 50%	PWP 50%. PDP 50%	Increased
17	F	37	Nursery helper	NWP. SAB 100%	FWP	Increased

FWP = full work participation; PWP = partial work participation; NWP = no work participation; SAB = sickness absence benefit; PDP = partial disability pension; WAA = work assessment allowance. Change in working hours refers to change from before the program to 6 months after the program.

Table II Semi-structured interview guide exploring self-perceived change in work ability among persons attending a Norwegian occupational rehabilitation program.

1. Tell me about your situation today in relation to work.
2. How would you describe your work ability today?
3. How would you describe your situation and your work ability just before the program?
4. What experiences do you have from the program?
5. What was important to you during the program?
6. Can you describe what you have experienced as important from the day you were admitted to the program until today?
7. How did you experience the time from the end of the program until today?
8. What kind of follow-up did you have after the program?
9. Do you feel that your work ability has changed from the start of the program until today? If improved: In what way? In what areas has it improved? What do you think have facilitated your work ability? In what way? If not improved: What are the main reasons that your work ability has not changed/worsened? In what way did they influence your work ability?
10. If we could turn back time, is there anything you or others could have done differently? If yes, what?
11. What advice would you give to persons coming to the program today?
12. What advice would you give to the rehabilitation professionals for them to do a better job?
13. Is there something else you think I should have asked you about?

Figure 1 Dimensions influencing self-perceived change in work ability among persons attending a Norwegian occupational rehabilitation program. Categories and subcategories are presented.