[What is the situation for rehabilitation money recipients after the support ceases?].
The objective was to follow up clients who had reached the newly imposed 52-week limit for medical rehabilitation benefits in order to clarify future main sources of income. The setting was five municipalities in the county of Sør-Trøndelag in Norway, including the city of Trondheim. The study was carried out as a two-year historic prospective study of a sample of recipients of medical rehabilitation benefits, based on follow-up data from local National Insurance of offices. Among a sample of 260 clients on medical rehabilitation per 30 June 1993, 250 were available for analysis in June 1995. After two years' follow-up, 12% were occupationally active while nearly half the sample had been granted a disability pension. A major change of status occurred during the last three months before July 1994. After two years of follow-up, nine out of ten clients were still receiving support from the National Insurance Scheme. 37% were still on time-limited benefits. These data provide little support for limiting the time on rehabilitation benefits with the objective of getting people back to work.
Andersen
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Samfunnsmedisinsk forskningssenter Surnadal, Institutt for samfunnsmedisinske fag Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Surnadal.
Grimsmo
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Haugen
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Relling
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Westin
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000191:economics*; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000191:economics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors