Return-to-work: Exploring professionals’ experiences of support for persons with spinal cord injury

Figures & data

Table 1. Overview of participants (n = 34).

Participants	Number of participants (n = 34)
SCI rehabilitation team	14
Physicians	4
Occupational therapists	3
Physiotherapists	2
Social workers	4
Nurse	1
Swedish Social Insurance Agency	5
Swedish Public Employment Office	10
Caseworkers	6
Special consultants	4
Employers	5
Private sector	3
Municipality	1
County Council	1

Table 2. Interview phases, sampling, focus groups (n = 7) and participants (n = 34).

Interview phase	Sampling	Focus group	Participants^a	Participants representing
1	Purposive	1	6	SPES
		2	3	SSIA
2	Purposive	3	7	All professional stakeholders
		4^a	7	All professional stakeholders
3	Theoretical	5	5	SCI rehabilitation team
4	Theoretical	6^a	3	Increased cooperation between SSIA and SPES^b
5	Theoretical	7	4	Employers to persons with SCI

^a One officer from the SSIA participated in both groups 4 and 6.

^b SSIA = Swedish Social Insurance Agency, SPES = Swedish Public Employment Office.

Table 3. Core category and categories.

Core category	Mediating intentions to support work and possibilities of working through social, labour market, and societal context
Category 1	Assessment of ability to work – uncertainty of how and when Lacking a comprehensive picture The paradox of acting early
Category 2	Planning RTW – divide between dynamic and rule-based perspectives Arguing for the dynamic or the explicit Acting for the person or by regulations
Category 3	Work Re-entry – unequal paths towards viable solutions