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ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2026

Healthcare Professionals' Experiences with Vocational Rehabilitation for People with Inflammatory Arthritis.

Anne-Birgitte Madsen, Jette Primdahl, Jeanette Reffstrup Christensen, Ann Bremander, Christina Merete Tvede Madsen

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Anne-Birgitte MadsenOccupational Therapy Education & Department for Applied Health Science, Esbjerg, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-6211-664X
Jette PrimdahlDanish Centre for Expertise in Rheumatology, Danish Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Engelshøjgade 9 A, 6400, Sønderborg, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1049-4150
Jeanette Reffstrup ChristensenResearch Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2412-5989
Ann BremanderDanish Centre for Expertise in Rheumatology, Danish Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Engelshøjgade 9 A, 6400, Sønderborg, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8081-579X
Christina Merete Tvede MadsenDanish Centre for Expertise in Rheumatology, Danish Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Engelshøjgade 9 A, 6400, Sønderborg, Denmark. cmadsen@danskgigthospital.dk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1137-0034

Funding

Danish Association of Occupational Therapists FF2/19-R132-A2694Danish Rheumatism Association R192-A6741Region of Southern Denmark 20/14079
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo explore healthcare professionals' (HPs') experiences of work-related challenges among people with inflammatory arthritis (IA).

methodsA qualitative, interview study using a hermeneutic approach was planned. HPs with different professional backgrounds working with people with rheumatic diseases were recruited. An interview guide was developed according to relevant literature. The analysis followed Graneheim and Lundman's qualitative content analysis.

resultsTwenty-one HPs representing two municipalities, three hospitals, a university college and one patient organisation participated in individual semi-structured interviews. The analysis derived three themes: (1) Work identity and living with IA. The disease causes emotional and economic effects regarding fulfilling roles in everyday life, including work; (2) Opportunities and challenges when supporting patients. Promoting and inhibiting factors that affect retention in the labour market include organisational factors at work, opportunities for involving the patient's relatives and working interprofessionally and cross-sectorally; and (3) Cooperation with employers. People with IA use different strategies and opportunities for compensatory schemes to maintain work. Cooperation with employers is an important part of vocational rehabilitation.

conclusionHPs experience that people with IA find it difficult to manage their everyday life, including work. HPs want to support people with IA to maintain their jobs but find it difficult if the patient has not informed the employer about the disease. This study clarifies the need for vocational rehabilitation to support people with IA to stay in work, from time of diagnosis through hospitalisation, municipal rehabilitation and job clarification.

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ArthritisAttitude of Health PersonnelHealth PersonnelRehabilitation, VocationalAdultFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchAxial spondyloarthritisComplex interventionPsoriatic arthritisRheumatoid arthritisWORK-ONWork rehabilitation

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PMCPMC13099797

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