Exploring return to work barriers through the lens of model of human occupation. The NOW WHAT project.
| Autor: | Strømstad K; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway., Skarpaas LS; Department of Rehabilitation Science and Health Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet-Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway., Haslerud SI; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway., Alve YA; Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA., Sandqvist J; Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden., Aas RW; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.; Department of Rehabilitation Science and Health Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet-Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Scandinavian journal of occupational therapy [Scand J Occup Ther] 2024 Jan; Vol. 31 (1), pp. 2297732. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 19. |
| DOI: | 10.1080/11038128.2023.2297732 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: The challenges of returning to work after sickness absence demands a wide conceptual understanding of what hinders the employee's work participation. Thus, there is a need to know more about self-perceived barriers for Return to Work (RTW). Aim: This study aimed to investigate RTW barriers experienced by employees on long-term sick leave, through the lens of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO). Material and Methods: The study was a large-scale qualitative interview study ( n = 85) using semi-structured telephone interviews. Eligible participants had received sick leave benefits for between 6 months and 1.5 years. The data were analysed with quantitative and qualitative content analysis. A deductive approach using the MOHO concepts guided the analysis process. Results: The study generated 941 coded meaning units describing barriers for RTW, of which we were able to code 895 within the framework of MOHO. In the person-specific concepts, performance capacity barriers were most often described ( n = 303), followed by volitional barriers ( n = 165) and barriers related to habituation ( n = 66). Barriers related to the environmental components amounted to 361. Barriers in the occupational environment was dominant ( n = 214). Conclusion: Experienced barriers related to both environmental components and person-specific concepts. Significance: The habituational and volitional perspective on barriers can contribute to the identification and communication of performance capacity-related barriers not previously identified. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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