Conducting in-depth interviews via mobile phone with persons with common mental disorders and multimorbidity: the challenges and advantages as experienced by …

A Azad, E Sernbo, V Svärd, L Holmlund… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Qualitative interviews are generally conducted in person. As the coronavirus pandemic
(COVID-19) prevents in-person interviews, methodological studies which investigate the use …

Coordinators in the return-to-work process: Map** their work models

V Svärd, E Berglund, E Björk Brämberg, N Gustafsson… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Purpose In recent decades, many countries have implemented return-to-work coordinators
to combat high rates of sickness absence and insufficient collaboration in the return-to-work …

Organisational prerequisites for coordinating the return-to-work process for people with multimorbidity and psychosocial difficulties

V Svärd, S Jannas - Disability and Rehabilitation, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The return-to-work (RTW) process for people with multimorbidity and psychosocial
difficulties can be complicated. This study explores the organisational prerequisites for …

Coordination and perceived support for return to work: a cross-sectional study among patients in Swedish Healthcare

E Berglund, E Friberg, M Engblom, Å Andersén… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Receiving support from a return-to-work (RTW) coordinator (RTWC) may be
beneficial for people on long-term sick leave. The aim of this study was to investigate …

Competence and professionalisation among return-to-work coordinators in Sweden: comparisons by original profession

A Azad, V Svärd - European Journal of Social Work, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Return-to-work coordinators (RTWC) support people on sickness absence and is a new
healthcare occupation in Sweden. Its practitioners represent a variety of professions, there is …

Physicians' experience of and collaboration with return-to-work coordinators in healthcare: a cross-sectional study in Sweden

E Berglund, E Friberg, M Engblom… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Return-to-work coordinators (RTWCs) give people on sick leave individualized
support and coordinate between different stakeholders, including physicians. The aim of this …

Active engagement of managers in employee RTW and manager-employee relationship: managers' experiences of participating in a dialogue using the Demand and …

K Aili, M Svartengren, K Danielsson… - Disability and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To describe how managers of employees on sick-leave, due to chronic pain
conditions, experience participating in a three-party meeting using the Demand and Ability …

Acceptability and exploratory effects of an occupational therapy intervention to improve recovery and return to work of workers with mental health disorders in primary …

J Labourot, QN Hong, C Briand, C Cameron… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background People with common mental disorders (CMD) are prone to experience work
disabilities, which can lead to sick leave. To support their recovery and return to work …

Collaboration in the return-to-work process after sick leave due to common mental disorders: a qualitative study of stakeholders' views on goals and roles

V Svärd, Z Arapovic Johansson, L Holmlund… - BMC public health, 2024 - Springer
Background This study explores how the goals of collaboration in the return-to-work (RTW)
process for people with common mental disorders are described by the stakeholders …

Active support as good support in group homes? A longitudinal interview study with service users

J Aspling, V Svärd, M Tideman - Journal of Intellectual & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Support from staff plays an important role in quality of life for people with
intellectual disability. This study focuses on service users' views of Active Support as good …