Positive experiences of a vocational rehabilitation intervention for individuals on long-term sick leave, the Dirigo project: a qualitative study

Table 1 Overview of clients’ characteristics

	Gender	Age	Ethnicity	Reason for sick-leave (self-reported)	Time for sick-leave
1	Male	56	Immigrant^a	Pain, depresion	15 months
2	Female	59	Native	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	18 months
3	Male	56	Native	Cancer	No information
4	Female	56	Native	Pain, depression	6 months
5	Female	28	Native	Depression	6 months
6	Male	36	Native	Depression, alcohol abuse	12 months
7	Female	45	Native	Bipolar disease	No information
8	Female	27	Native	Depression, borderline	6 months
9	Male	57	Native	Depression, bipolar disease, high blood pressure	12 months
10	Female	55	Native	No information	No information
11	Female	43	Native	Depression, pain	16 years
12	Male	58	Native	Depression, obesity	18 months
13	Female	42	Native	Depression	No information
14	Male	43	Native	No information	Over 5 years

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