``It was really nice to have someone'' - Lay people with musculoskeletal disorders request supportive relationships in rehabilitation

Abstract

The lay person's perspective gave additional knowledge regarding rehabilitation and recovery from musculoskeletal disorders. The socioemotional qualities of the rehabilitation agents were emphasized by the interviewees and a model regarding these qualities was developed. This model needs to be tested further. A clinical implication of the present study is the need for rehabilitation agents to develop their communication skills further.

Client perceptions of a work rehabilitation programme for women: The Redesigning Daily Occupations (ReDO) project

“…It was seen as an advantage to work with both work and private life, which is consistent with other research (28). High levels of strain and demands in both family life and at work have been found to increase the risk of absence from work (3,5), which strengthens the idea that both parts must be taken into consideration in rehabilitation.…”

Clients' perceptions of contact with professionals within healthcare and social insurance offices

“…The variations found in perception of contacts in the different risk groups, furthermore, support our results as being generalizable beyond the group studied. Similar results on clients' perceptions of contacts have been found within other types of data (10,12), which strengthens our results as valid for persons with experiences of rehabilitation after sickness absence due to MSD.…”

Facilitating factors for work return in unemployed with disabilities: A qualitative study

“…They emphasized that during those times support from rehabilitation personnel was crucial in order to maintain their power to act and not to give up. Other studies have also shown the necessity of support [23,24] and that the support can differ in focus. Lord and Hutchinson [24] describe three kinds of support: practical, moral, and mentoring.…”