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Table 1 Main findings in start and end of program

From: Sick-listed persons’ experiences with taking part in an in-patient occupational rehabilitation program based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: a qualitative focus group interview study

Start of the program

End of the program

Frustration about being sick listed

A process of increased awareness:

External anticipations to return to work

- What is important to me?

Hindrances towards return to work

- Realizing the strain from external expectations and demands

Wanting a whole person approach and “a solution”

- A need to balance different aspects of life

 

- Return to work as part of a long and complex process