Patients’ with Multimorbidity and Psychosocial Difficulties and Their Views on Important Professional Competence for Rehabilitation Coordinators in the Return-to-Work Process
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15470247 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ashraful Azad (0000-0003-1403-5426, Stockholm University, corresponding author), Azade Azad (Karolinska Institutet), Veronica Svärd (0000-0002-3868-0254, Södertörn University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 19 |
| Pages | 10280-10280 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph181910280 |
| PMID | 34639580 |
| OpenAlex | W3204346292 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 21 |
Coordinators may play a key role during the return-to-work (RTW) process for people on sickness absence. There are still few studies on the newly implemented rehabilitation coordinators (RECO) within Swedish healthcare, and none focus on their competence. The aim of this study was to explore how persons with multimorbidity and psychosocial difficulties describe the professional competence of the RECO they encountered during their RTW process. The study takes a relational and practical approach in defining professional competence, including both what professionals do and what they possess. Interviews with 12 people with multimorbidity and psychosocial difficulties who had encountered a RECO during their RTW process were analysed using thematic analysis. Six different themes were found: communicative and coordinating skills; advisory and guidance skills; engagement and advocacy skills; being persistent and flexible; being empathic and therapeutic; being professional and trustworthy. Most of these are found in research on RTW coordinators, but being persistent, and having advisory, guidance, advocacy and therapeutic skills have not been recognised as important competences previously. This study adds patients' views on important professional competence that support the RTW process, which should be regarded in further developments of RECOs' functions and their competence descriptions
Competence (human resources · Medical education · Psychosocial · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Chronic Disease Management Strategies · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology · Rehabilitation
Conducting In-Depth Interviews via Mobile Phone with Persons with Common Mental Disorders and Multimorbidity
Collaboration in the return-to-work process after sick leave due to common mental disorders
Competence and professionalisation among return-to-work coordinators in Sweden
Acceptability and exploratory effects of an occupational therapy intervention to improve recovery and return to work of workers with mental health disorders in primary care
Coordination and Perceived Support for Return to Work
Barriers, Facilitators and Experiences Linked to a Work-Related Case Management in Individuals with Substance Abuse Disorders
| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |