Being a co-worker or a manager of a colleague returning to work after stroke: A challenge facilitated by cooperation and flexibility

Öst Nilsson, AnnikaUppsala universitet,Centrum för klinisk forskning, Gävleborg,Karolinska Inst, Dept Neurobiol Care Sci & Soc, Div Occupat Therapy, Alfred Nobels Alle 13, S-14183 Huddinge, Sweden (författare)

Being a co-worker or a manager of a colleague returning to work after stroke : A challenge facilitated by cooperation and flexibility

Background: The process of return to work is complex. Knowledge is scarce regarding the experiences from co-workers and employers about this process.Aim: To explore and describe how co-workers and managers experience the return to work process involving a colleague with stroke who is participating in a person-centred rehabilitation programme focusing on return to work including a work trial.Material and methods: Seven co-workers and four managers were interviewed during the work trial of a colleague with stroke.Results: Being a co-worker or manager was related to various challenging experiences; the emotional challenge of being a supportive co-worker or manager, the challenging experience of having too much responsibility, and the challenge of being supportive despite a lack of knowledge.Conclusions: The participants placed value on having support from the coordinator for handling different challenges, but despite this they experienced difficulties in being a valuable support. The limited time of work trial and occasional lack of support from the employer were aggravating aspects.

Eriksson, GunillaKarolinska Institutet,Uppsala universitet,Lexell: Rehabiliteringsmedicin,Karolinska Inst, Dept Neurobiol Care Sci & Soc, Div Occupat Therapy, Alfred Nobels Alle 13, S-14183 Huddinge, Sweden(Swepub:uu)gueri516 (författare)
Asaba, EricKarolinska Institutet (författare)
Johansson, UllaUppsala universitet,Centrum för klinisk forskning, Gävleborg(Swepub:uu)ulljo610 (författare)
Hellman, ThereseUppsala universitet,Arbets- och miljömedicin(Swepub:uu)thehe396 (författare)
Uppsala universitetCentrum för klinisk forskning, Gävleborg (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD27:3, s. 213-2221103-81281651-2014

Av författaren/redakt...: Öst Nilsson, Ann ...; Eriksson, Gunill ...; Asaba, Eric; Johansson, Ulla; Hellman, Therese

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