Desire, longing and vanity: emotions behind successful return to work for women on long-term sick leave.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to identify situations and phenomena that have simplified returning to work for women on long-term sick leave.

Participants: Seven women who were exposed to a relatively large number of risk factors that normally are associated with difficulties in returning to work.

Methods: In-depth interviews with qualitative content analysis.

Improved employment rates after multiprofessional cross-sector cooperation in vocational rehabilitation: a 6-year follow-up with comparison groups.

The objective of this study was to better understand the long-term effects of an improved model for cooperation on employment between rehabilitation professionals in vocational rehabilitation (VR). To compare these effects with those associated with the traditional model of cooperation. The study featured a group of patients who participated in a developmental project.

Systematic co-operation between employer, occupational health service and social insurance office: a 6-year follow-up of vocational rehabilitation for people on sick-leave, including economic benefits.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of systematic co-operation among municipal employees on the number of sick-leave days per month and the type of benefit granted by the Social Insurance Office. A further aim was to evaluate the economic consequences for society.

Design: A 6-year follow-up study with a matched-pairs design.

Multi-professional vocational rehabilitation group meetings with female clients: a qualitative study.

Many women require vocational rehabilitation before they can return to work. The objective with the present study was to describe female clients' situation during the rehabilitation process, as it became apparent during the rehabilitation meetings with the various actors involved. The clients' diagnoses varied, but the majority was affected with musculoskeletal disorders.

Selection of clients for vocational rehabilitation at six local social insurance offices: a combined register and questionnaire study on rehabilitation measures and attitudes among social insurance officers.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate possible differences between local social insurance offices with regard to their selection of clients for vocational rehabilitation. A further aim was to determine whether social insurance officers from different local insurance offices have uniform attitudes regarding professional practice in their application of the insurance system.

Methods: A register-based investigation of 815 vocational rehabilitees served by 6 local social insurance offices in a Swedish county.