Heart failure clients’ encounters with professionals and self-rated ability to return to work
Engelsk titel: Heart failure clients’ encounters with professionals and self-rated ability to return to work
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Författare:
Nordgren, Lena
;
Söderlund, Anne
Email: lena.nordgren@mdh.se
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 26
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 16065360
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Background People with heart failure are sick listed for long periods and disability pension is
common. Healthcare professionals need knowledge about factors that can enhance their return to
work processes. Aims This study focus on people on sick leave due to heart failure and their
encounters with healthcare professionals/social insurance officers. Specifically, it aimed to
investigate associations between: (1) encounters and socio-demographic factors and, (2) encounters
and self-rated ability to return to work. Material and methods A cross-sectional study based on
registry data and a postal questionnaire to people on sick leave due to heart failure (n = 590).
Bivariate correlation analyses and logistic regression analyses were used. Results Gender, income,
and age were strongly associated with encounters with both social insurance officers and healthcare
professionals. Self-rated ability to return to work was associated with the encounters ‘Made
reasonable demands’, ‘Gave clear and adequate information/advice’ and ‘Did not keep our
agreements’. Conclusion and significance To enhance clients’ abilities to return to work demands
should be reasonable, information and advice need to be clear, and agreements should be kept.
These results can be used by healthcare professionals as occupational therapists involved in
vocational rehabilitation for people on sick leave due to heart failure.