[Novel Innovation: Can Artificial Intelligence make Rehabilitation more Efficient?].

Demand for Vocational Rehabilitation in Iceland has been steadily rising in recent years where the presence of young patients has increased proportionally the most. It is essential that public spending is efficient without compromising the treatment quality. It is worth exploring if a solution for increasing the efficiency in this healthcare section is to use Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Determinants of outcome of vocational rehabilitation.

Background: Information regarding the determinants of successful vocational rehabilitation (VR) is scarce.

Objective: Investigate whether sex, duration, quality of life and financial circumstances influence the success of VR.

Methods: The study group consisted of 519 participants (293 women, 56%), who finished VR in the period 2000-2014.