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ArticleThe British journal of occupational therapy2017

A qualitative evaluation of occupational therapy-led work rehabilitation for people with inflammatory arthritis: Patients' views.

Yeliz Prior, Aparna Evangelina Amanna, Sarah Jane Bodell, Alison Hammond

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Yeliz PriorResearch Fellow, Centre for Health Sciences Research, University of Salford, UK.
Aparna Evangelina AmannaResearch Assistant, Centre for Health Sciences Research, University of Salford, UK.
Sarah Jane BodellSenior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Salford, UK.
Alison HammondProfessor of Rheumatology, Rehabilitation, Centre for Health Sciences Research, University of Salford, UK.

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Abstract

introductionThis qualitative study, nested in a pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial, explored the views of working people with inflammatory arthritis on the impact of a work rehabilitation programme received.

methodThirty-two participants, drawn from the 55 participants in the associated randomised controlled trial, were recruited from secondary care in the United Kingdom. Semi-structured telephone and face-to-face interviews were conducted at six (

findingsThree overarching themes emerged: (1) intervention group participants valued the work rehabilitation programme received, and highlighted the benefits of occupational therapy; (2) control group participants reported no benefits in relation to the written work advice pack, and lacked future aspirations to stay employed; (3) the majority of participants reported not reading the written work advice pack provided, which was the only work advice received by the control group.

conclusionWorking people with inflammatory arthritis highly valued the practical support received from the therapists, and emphasised the value of the therapeutic relationship in the rehabilitation process. A tailor-made work rehabilitation programme, which incorporates cognitive-behavioural strategies into patient education, may help to reduce work instability in people with inflammatory arthritis, and increase their perceived self-efficacy.

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qualitativerheumatologyWork rehabilitation

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PMID30166772
PMCPMC6097118

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