Over reintegratie ervaringen van professionals e

Authors: JW van der Meide MHW FringsDresen JK Sluiter

Publish Date: 2012/06/05

Volume: 19, Issue: 3, Pages: 104-110

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Abstract

Doel van dit kwalitatief onderzoek is inzicht krijgen in hoe reintegratie ervaren wordt door Marokkaanse en Turkse werknemers met aanhoudende vermoeidheidsklachten en participatieproblemen en door betrokken reintegratieprofessionals die hen begeleiden Data werd verzameld met facetoface interviews aan de hand van een semigestructureerde vragenlijst Er werden elf professionals en zeven werknemers uit de doelgroep geïnterviewd De interviews werden opgenomen en getranscribeerd De analyse werd gestart met open coderen en werd gevolgd door axiaal en selectief coderenDe meest opvallende factoren die reintegratie belemmeren zijn miscommunicatie op de werkvloer gebrek aan loopbaanperspectief denkpatronen en vooroordelen van de professional moeite van werknemers met het aangeven van grenzen en late ziekmelding Bevorderende factoren zijn begrip en waardering vanuit de werkgever goede interculturele communicatie op de werkvloer voorlichting aan werknemers rondom arbeid en gezondheid en alertheid van professionals op overbelasting en stressgerelateerde klachten bij Marokkaanse en Turkse werknemersThe perception of illness and health is partly determined by the ethnic origin with specific determinants for mental complaints Caused by a lack of specific knowledge and skills the perspective of a health care professional could potentially hinder the reintegration of employees with an ethnic background where behaviour is partly determined by a groupcultureThe aim of this qualitative study was to gain an insight into how the return to work is currently experienced by Moroccan and Turkish workers with persistent fatigue and participation problems and by the counselling reintegration professionals Data were collected through facetoface interviews in March and June 2010 using a semistructured questionnaire Eleven professionals with at least 6 years experience of working with employees with a Turkish or Moroccan background displaying persistent fatigue and participation problems were interviewed as well as seven Turkish and Moroccan employees with persistent fatigue complaints The interviews were recorded and transcribed The analysis started with open coding and was followed by axial and selective codingProminent factors that hinder return to work are miscommunication in the workplace and lack of career prospects Thought patterns and prejudices among professionals workers’ difficulties in setting boundaries and recognition of ill health also hinder a return to work Understanding and appreciation by the employer good intercultural communication in the workplace the provision of information about occupational health to employees and an alertness among professionals to overload and stress symptoms in Moroccan and Turkish workers are factors promoting a return to work

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