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Abstract
Aim: The Redesigning Daily Occupations programme (ReDO) is a Swedish work rehabilitation programme for women on sick leave due to stress-related disorders. The aim of the study was to investigate the participants' perceptions of taking part in the work rehabilitation programme. Methods: Seven of the 38 women who completed ReDO were interviewed during and after the programme. The interviews were analysed by manifest and latent content analysis. Results: The informants were satisfied with the content of the programme and the support they received in the programme and when returning to work. The women thought they had become more aware of what they did during a day and how they performed their daily activities, which helped them to change their ways of performing them. The result highlighted different parts of their rehabilitation process which constituted four sub-themes: “Perceptions of the ReDO”, “The intrinsic process”, “Person-related changes”, and “Perceptions of returning to work”, and formed the core theme “Critical parts of the rehabilitation process”. Conclusions: The findings may not be generalized to other settings and future research should further investigate work rehabilitation for the target group.
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the occupational therapists Ingrid Jönsson, Gun Johansson, Kerstin Kniberg, and Susanne Sverdrup for help with the practical arrangement around the interviews, and Ann Fredriksson† for transcribing the interviews. The project was financed by the Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (grant # 2004-0615) and Skane county council's research and development foundation.
Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.