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Emotions and encounters with healthcare professionals as predictors for the self-estimated ability to return to work: a cross-sectional study of people with heart failure
  1. Lena Nordgren1,2,
  2. Anne Söderlund3
  1. 1Centre for Clinical Research in Sörmland/Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
  2. 2Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
  3. 3School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden
  1. Correspondence to Dr Lena Nordgren; lena.nordgren{at}dll.se

Abstract

Objectives To live with heart failure means that life is delimited. Still, people with heart failure can have a desire to stay active in working life as long as possible. Although a number of factors affect sick leave and rehabilitation processes, little is known about sick leave and vocational rehabilitation concerning people with heart failure. This study aimed to identify emotions and encounters with healthcare professionals as possible predictors for the self-estimated ability to return to work in people on sick leave due to heart failure.

Design A population-based cross-sectional study design was used.

Setting The study was conducted in Sweden. Data were collected in 2012 from 3 different sources: 2 official registries and 1 postal questionnaire.

Participants A total of 590 individuals were included.

Statistics Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and linear multiple regression analysis were used.

Results 3 variables, feeling strengthened in the situation (β=−0.21, p=0.02), feeling happy (β=−0.24, p=0.02) and receiving encouragement about work (β=−0.32, p≤0.001), were identified as possible predictive factors for the self-estimated ability to return to work.

Conclusions To feel strengthened, happy and to receive encouragement about work can affect the return to work process for people on sick leave due to heart failure. In order to develop and implement rehabilitation programmes to meet these needs, more research is needed.

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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009896

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors LN and AS conceived and designed the study, analysed the data, interpreted the results and wrote the manuscript.

    • Funding This work was supported by the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (grant number 25728/2010) and the Centre for Clinical Research Sörmland/Uppsala University, Sweden.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Ethics approval The regional Ethics Review Board in Uppsala, Sweden.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

    • Data sharing statement No additional data are available.