Finding self-worth—Experiences during a multimodal rehabilitation program when living at a residency away from home

Figures & data

Table 1. Characteristic of the participants

	Female or male	Age (years)	Pain duration (years)	Livelihood	Married or cohabitating (children at home, n)	Stay in the residency
1	F	57	3	SA 100%	Yes (0)	Yes
2	F	47	15	SA 100%	No (1)	Yes
3	F	43	8	SA 100%	Yes (3)	Yes
4	M	20	5	JS 100%	No^a	Yes^b
5	F	33	18	JS 100%	Yes (2)	Yes
6	F	47	27	SA 50%, JS 50%	No (0)	Yes
7	F	63	8	Work 50%, SA 50%	No (0)	Yes^b
8	F	45	18	SA 100%	Yes (2)	Yes
9	F	24	14	Work 50%, JS 50%	No (0)	No
10	M	42	14	Work 75%, 25% SA	No (0)	No
11	M	34	11	JS 100%	Yes (2)	Yes
12	M	46	2	Work 100%	Yes (2)	Yes

^aLiving with parents.

^bStayed the first week at home and with relatives.

F = female; M = male; SA = sick absence; JS = job seeker.

Table 2. Subcategories and examples of open codes in the category “Space for myself”

Categories	Subcategories	Codes
Space for myself	Time to focus on myself Time for reflection	Time alone Don’t have to consider other people’s needs
	A break from everyday life	No household chores Preparations prior to being away from home

Figure 1. The theoretical model of the process “finding my self-worth” while living in the residency during the MMRP was facilitated by the four categories: (1) space for myself; (2) mirroring myself; (3) I am of value; and (4) dealing with returning to everyday life

Table 3. Overview of the core category, categories, and subcategories

Core category	Categories	Subcategories
Finding my self-worth	Space for myself	A break from everyday life Time for reflection
	Mirroring myself	I’m not alone Looking back and reflecting on the old me
	I am of value	Taking care of myself Being true to myself when interacting with others
	Dealing with returning to everyday life	Acquiring new everyday habits Support from others to maintain new routines