Illness may develop when experiencing crises or strain over time in private situations, this in combination with expectations and requirements in working life. Not only working environments, but also the private situations, life history events, and self-esteem of individuals, should be taken into consideration in the rehabilitation program. There is a need of research on working life that support the employee's positive self-image, and on effective rehabilitation when needed.

Artikkelen omhandler en kvalitativ studie om individuell l&aelig;ring i gruppebasert psykoedukativ kognitiv rehabilitering. Studiens form&aring;l var &aring; f&aring; frem kunnskap om betydning av &aring; benytte kombinasjon av individrettet og grupperettet metode i rehabiliteringsopplegg,<br />Metode: Kvalitativ beskrivende og fortolkende studie med bruk av fokusgruppeintervjuer to &aring;r etter deltakelse i rehabiliteringsopplegget.<br />Resultater: Gruppebasert rehabilitering var opplevd som gjensidig st&oslash;tte. Rehabilitering med kognitiv tiln&aelig;rming f&oslash;rte til oppdaging om egen l&aelig;rt hjelpel&oslash;shet og lavt selvbilde f&oslash;r rehabilitering og l&aelig;ring om andre m&aring;ter &aring; m&oslash;te belastninger p&aring;. To &aring;r etter deltakelse p&aring; gruppebasert rehabilitering var opplegget erfart &aring; ha betydning for selvf&oslash;lelse, meningsfulle liv, mer aktivitet og mestring i hverdagen. Det er behov for mer forskning hvor opplevelse av mening og sammenheng m&aring;les og effekter av ulike rehabiliteringsmetoder sammenlignes.<br />Konklusjon: Kombinasjonen gruppebasert rehabilitering med individuell kognitiv tiln&aelig;rming hadde betydning for motivasjon, mestring og aktivt liv to &aring;r etter rehabiliteringen.

Sammendrag Sentrale føringer peker på behov for forebyggende helsetjenester for eldre. Forebyggende hjemmebesøk er et tiltak i så henseende. Kapitlet bruker beskrivende og fortolkende essay som belyser forebyggende hjemmebesøk (FHB). Det benyttes ulike FHB-modeller der tjenesten er implementert. Vi ser muligheter for mer personsentrert praksis, brukermedvirkning i forskning og samarbeid med den aldrende befolkningen om forebyggende tiltak.

<p align="LEFT"><em></em><span>This article analyzes network experiences of persons who have participated in a program for rehabilitation back to work. The study was qualitative, with a descriptive and interpretive research design, using qualitative in-depth interviews. Results show how the informants related to their network before rehabilitation and how they during the rehabilitation opened up to learn about their own network understanding. There were noticeable changes in their way of how to deal with their networks. There is a need of more knowledge about how persons in need of rehabilitation back to work experience and relate to different networks.</span></p>

The purpose of this study was to elucidate participant experiences with a way to use pain assessment as a tool in vocational rehabilitation and see if the process is perceived to be important for the rehabilitation process in a four-week lasting rehabilitation back to work program for people with chronic pain, mental illness and fatigue symptoms. Design: A qualitative study. Purposeful typical case sampling. Semi-structured qualitative interviews with rehabilitation back to work participants were thematic content analyzed. Setting: Interviews at the end of the 4 th week of rehabilitation took place at a Rehabilitation Center in Central Norway. Subjects: Six women and four men aged 23 to 57 years, suffering from chronic pain and mild mental illness symptoms. Main outcome measure: This paper describes the participants' experiences with pain mapping in backto-work rehabilitation, used as a tool in a rehabilitation model for people suffering from chronic pain and mild mental illness. Results: The main topic was "empowered to insights". The results illustrate a process where mapping tools were experienced relevant in the process of growing discovery of pain and ways of pain management. Pain assessment as a joint aid for both themselves and the staff provided a clearer pain understanding. Conclusion: Mapping as own activity, and cooperation with supportive personnel showing respect for patients' own experiences, may promote empowerment, and further motivate own efforts and progress of the rehabilitation process.