Facilitating empowerment in employees with chronic disease: Qualitative analysis of the process of change

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 398-408

  Varekamp, Inge ^a   Heutink, Annelies ^b   Landman, Selma ^a   Koning, Cees E M ^b   De Vries, Gabe ^a   Van Dijk, Frank J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Arbo Unie Occupational Health Service   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Disability management; Employment; Job retention; Job satisfaction; Occupational health; Rehabilitation, vocational; Return to work; Work disability; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB STRESS; MALE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL LIFE; TRAINING;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 70450286185     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-009-9188-x     Document Type: Review

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