Rehabilitation time before disability pension
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The decision to grant a disability pension is usually the end of a long process of medical examinations, treatment and rehabilitation attempts. This study investigates to what extent the time spent on rehabilitation time prior to dis...
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| author | Støver Morten Pape Kristine Johnsen Roar Fleten Nils Sund Erik R Claussen Bjørgulf Ose Solveig Bjørngaard Johan |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The decision to grant a disability pension is usually the end of a long process of medical examinations, treatment and rehabilitation attempts. This study investigates to what extent the time spent on rehabilitation time prior to disability pension is associated with characteristics of the individual or the local employment and welfare office, measured as municipality variance.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A study of 2,533 40 to 42 year olds who received disability pension over a period of 18 years. The logarithm of the rehabilitation time before granting a disability pension was analysed with multilevel regression.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The rehabilitation time before a disability pension was granted ranged from 30 to 5,508 days. Baseline health characteristics were only moderately associated with rehabilitation time. Younger people and people with unemployment periods had longer rehabilitation time before a disability pension was granted. There were only minor differences in rehabilitation time between men and women and between different levels of education. Approximately 2% of the total variance in rehabilitation time could be attributed to the municipality of residence.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>There is a higher threshold for granting a disability pension to younger persons and those who are expecting periods of unemployment, which is reflected in the extended rehabilitation requirements for these groups. The longer rehabilitation period for persons with psychiatric disorders might reflect a lack of common knowledge on the working capacity of and the fitted rehabilitation programs for people with psychiatric disorders.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-25d2f8ee87a445969fc281482507222b2022-12-22T01:20:18ZengBMCBMC Health Services Research1472-69632012-10-0112137510.1186/1472-6963-12-375Rehabilitation time before disability pensionStøver MortenPape KristineJohnsen RoarFleten NilsSund Erik RClaussen BjørgulfOse SolveigBjørngaard Johan<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The decision to grant a disability pension is usually the end of a long process of medical examinations, treatment and rehabilitation attempts. This study investigates to what extent the time spent on rehabilitation time prior to disability pension is associated with characteristics of the individual or the local employment and welfare office, measured as municipality variance.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A study of 2,533 40 to 42 year olds who received disability pension over a period of 18 years. The logarithm of the rehabilitation time before granting a disability pension was analysed with multilevel regression.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The rehabilitation time before a disability pension was granted ranged from 30 to 5,508 days. Baseline health characteristics were only moderately associated with rehabilitation time. Younger people and people with unemployment periods had longer rehabilitation time before a disability pension was granted. There were only minor differences in rehabilitation time between men and women and between different levels of education. Approximately 2% of the total variance in rehabilitation time could be attributed to the municipality of residence.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>There is a higher threshold for granting a disability pension to younger persons and those who are expecting periods of unemployment, which is reflected in the extended rehabilitation requirements for these groups. The longer rehabilitation period for persons with psychiatric disorders might reflect a lack of common knowledge on the working capacity of and the fitted rehabilitation programs for people with psychiatric disorders.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/12/375Disability benefitDisability pensionUnemploymentWork environmentMultilevel modelling |
| spellingShingle | Støver Morten Pape Kristine Johnsen Roar Fleten Nils Sund Erik R Claussen Bjørgulf Ose Solveig Bjørngaard Johan Rehabilitation time before disability pension BMC Health Services Research Disability benefit Disability pension Unemployment Work environment Multilevel modelling |
| title | Rehabilitation time before disability pension |
| title_full | Rehabilitation time before disability pension |
| title_fullStr | Rehabilitation time before disability pension |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rehabilitation time before disability pension |
| title_short | Rehabilitation time before disability pension |
| title_sort | rehabilitation time before disability pension |
| topic | Disability benefit Disability pension Unemployment Work environment Multilevel modelling |
| url | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/12/375 |
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