20.500.12556/RUL-152325 Return to work among workers recovering from severe COVID-19 in Slovenia a focus group study Purpose: For working age adults, return to work (RTW) after severe COVID-19 can be an essential component of rehabilitation. We explored the expectations and experiences related to RTW in a group of workers recovering from severe COVID-19 in Slovenia. Materials and methods: Four focus groups were conducted between May 2021 and August 2021. Fifteen men and three women, aged between 39 and 65 years, participated. We analysed data using reflexive thematic analysis. Results: Four main themes were developed in the analysis, pertaining to (1) work identity, (2) challenges to work re-entry, (3) personal strengths and support systems, and (4) possible adaptations at work. The disruption of work triggered sentiments about its role in identity. Workers’ personal agency and self-advocacy helped participants cope with various barriers that were beyond their control, such as physical limitations and lack of systematic routines to address RTW. Workers recovering from severe COVID-19 were at risk of developing negative expectations regarding their work re-entry. Conclusions: RTW after severe COVID-19 involves different personal, organizational and systemic dimensions that need to be considered and carefully aligned. Due to the individuality of the process, the worker should be involved as a key partner in the RTW process. experience individuality SARS-CoV-2 vocational rehabilitation work re-entry qualitative research izkušnje individualnost SARS-CoV-2 poklicna rehabilitacija ponovni vstop na delo raziskave kakovosti true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2023-11-20 09:37:41 2023-11-20 09:37:43 2025-08-08 13:20:33 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2023 0 0 Str. 3833-3892 no. 23 Vol. 45 2023 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2023-01-01 331.103:364-786.4 1464-5165 10.1080/09638288.2022.2142680 129024003 Return_to_work_among_workers_recovering_from_severe_COVID-19_in_Slovenia__a_focus_group_study.pdf Return_to_work_among_workers_recovering_from_severe_COVID-19_in_Slovenia__a_focus_group_study.pdf 1 C5FC7D40D379622E8FE7F6BE819A6916 44b41383959f00452fecb50f75b5077a4809878888156274c4abd25b630a3a7f 8b9bdda3-8780-11ee-9dd9-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=177765 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09638288.2022.2142680 1 a4ac7a4d-b377-11ee-88ef-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=179590 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09638288.2022.2142680 1 12d1f785-8780-11ee-9dd9-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=177764 Zdravstvena fakulteta 0 0 0