Work-related support in clinical care for patients with a chronic disease: development of an intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with a chronic disease are more vulnerable in the labor market, and work-related support in clinical care would enhance the timely support greatly needed in each phase of their working life. This paper describes the development of a generic stay-at-work intervention to provide work-related support in clinical care to patients with a chronic disease.

Methods

Steps 1-4 of Intervention Mapping (IM) were combined with action research principles. A needs assessment (Step 1) involved the project group formation, a literature review, qualitative studies with healthcare professionals (HCPs; n = 9) and patients (n = 10), consultation with financial staff and testing, and resulted in objectives (Step 2). Guided by methods and applications (Step 3), the intervention

SUBMITTER: Butink M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9668761 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature