title: [Temporary Disability Pension from the Perspective of the Individual: Self-Reported Physical and Mental Health, Medical Rehabilitation, and Return to Work Plans].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess health and psychosocial variables as well as return-to-work (RTW) plans in people with long-term illness-related absence from work in Germany.
  
  
  METHODS
  Structured telephone interviews with N=452 persons receiving a temporary disability pension (53.3% female, mean age 50.3 years).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants reported high levels of multimorbidity and physical and mental complaints. The majority however stated to intend or even to have prepared their RTW. This intention was correlated with age and the duration of the temporary disability pension, but not with gender, number or type of diseases, or current subjective health status.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results indicate a large intention-behavior gap which needs to be addressed in studies, but also in rehabilitation and return-to-work interventions.
authors.affiliation: Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development, Jacobs University Bremen.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zschucke
authors.affiliation: Deutsche Rentenversicherung Oldenburg-Bremen.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hessel
authors.affiliation: Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development, Jacobs University Bremen.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lippke
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D018868:Insurance, Disability / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D010415:Pensions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D062707:Return to Work / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D057566:Self Report / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017678:Sex Distribution