Review article
RETURN TO WORK INFLUENCED BY VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM
Sanja Rozman
; Institute for Rehabilitation, Ljubljana, Slovenija
Abstract
In the Institute for Rehabilitation of Ljubljana (IRRS), Slovenia’s national centre for rehabilitation, complex rehabilitation is organized as cooperation of medical rehabilitation teams and vocational rehabilitation teams. This article describes the cooperation between the medical and vocational rehabilitation teams in our institution. The process of vocational rehabilitation begins with vocational evaluation – the assessment of the functional and working abilities and capacities of the client, and it is followed by the elaboration of a rehabilitation plan to optimize the disabled person’s return to work. All activities must be patient-centered. The medical records of the candidates referred for vocational rehabilitation were analyzed to explore the demographical, psychological, social and medical characteristics that influence the return to work. The results show the prevalent characteristics of the persons who have problems returning to work after medical rehabilitation. The most common suggestions for improvement advised by the vocational rehabilitation team after assessment are also presented to give an idea of rehabilitation outcomes.
Keywords
vocational (occupational) rehabilitation; return to work; multidisciplinary team; complex rehabilitation
Hrčak ID:
45335
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Publication date:
22.12.2009.
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