From shaky grounds to solid foundations: A salutogenic perspective on return to work after cancer.

Almost a third of employed individuals of working age fall out of work after cancer treatment. To explore cancer survivors' successful return to work, focusing on assets and resources utilized to resolve cancer- and work-related obstacles to achieve long-term employment. We interviewed eight cancer survivors who had remained at work for at least 3 years after cancer treatment.

A five-phase process model describing the return to sustainable work of persons who survived cancer: A qualitative study.

Purpose: We investigated persons who survived cancer (PSC) and their experiences in returning to sustainable work.

Methods: Videotaped, qualitative, in-depth interviews with previous cancer patients were analyzed directly using "Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis" (IPA). Four men and four women aged 42-59 years participated.

Subjective Health Complaints in Individuals with Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis: Associations with the Severity of the Skin Condition and Illness Perceptions - A Cross-Sectional Study.

Purpose: High comorbidity has been reported among persons with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), but the occurrence of subjective health complaints (SHCs) in these patient groups is poorly understood. The study aimed to describe the prevalence of SHCs among individuals with psoriasis and PsA in Norway, and investigate whether the severity of their skin condition and their illness perceptions were associated with the number and severity of health complaints.

Method: Participants were recruited through the Psoriasis and Eczema Association of Norway (PEF) (n = 942).

Modern health worries, subjective health complaints, health care utilization, and sick leave in the Norwegian working population.

Background: Modern health worries (concerns about aspects of modern life affecting health) heve been associated with subjective health complaints and health care utilization.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between modern health worries (MHW) and subjective health complaints (SHC), health care utilization, and sick leave related to such complaints in the Norwegian working population.

Methods: A sample of the Norwegian working population (N = 569) answered a questionnaire which included the Subjective Health Complaints Inventory and a Norwegian version of the Modern Health Worries Scale.