title: Multi-professional vocational rehabilitation group meetings with female clients: a qualitative study.
abstract: Many women require vocational rehabilitation before they can return to work. The objective with the present study was to describe female clients' situation during the rehabilitation process, as it became apparent during the rehabilitation meetings with the various actors involved. The clients' diagnoses varied, but the majority was affected with musculoskeletal disorders. The meetings were audio-taped and transcribed verbatim, after which they were analysed by qualitative content analysis. The following themes emerged: Adaptation to the rehabilitation group; client's health status; the workplace's significance for rehabilitation; and the client's decision-point. Conflict between health and work was immensely important for rehabilitation. Differences in attitude were apparent during the rehabilitation meetings, as some clients were passive and exercised less influence on the planning, than the other more active clients did.
authors: Department of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Campus Ostersund, Sweden. bjorn.jakobsson@miun.se
authors: Björn
authors: B
authors: Jakobsson
authors: Alf
authors: A
authors: Bergroth
authors: Jan
authors: J
authors: Ekholm
authors: Kristina Schüldt
authors: KS
authors: Ekholm
authors: Marianne
authors: M
authors: Svedlund
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013548:Sweden