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Table 1 Interview participant characteristics

From: En route to flourishing - a longitudinal mixed methods study of long-term unemployed citizens in an interdisciplinary rehabilitation program

Age group (years)

ID (sex m/f)*, time in IRP until now

Types of previous employment

IRP activities**

20–29

Participant 1 (m), 3 months

Never had paid work

Coordinator meetings (2–3/week)

Relaxation therapist consultations

Psychologist consultations

Substance abuse consultations

Course “Exercise and Motion”

30–39

Participant 2 (f), 2 years

Unskilled work

Coordinator meetings

Relaxation therapist consultations

Course “Exercise and Motion” (planned)

Psychiatrist consultations (planned)

40–49

Participant 3 (f), 2.5 year

Participant 4 (m), 1.5 years

Participant 5 (f), 1 year

Manager

Skilled work

Unskilled work

Coordinator meetings in person or per phone

Relaxation therapist consultations

Course “Exercise and Motion”

Course “Coping with everyday life”

Education

Internship (planned)

50–59

Participant 6 (f), 1.5 year

Participant 7 (f), 0.5–1 year

Skilled work

Coordinator meetings

Course “Exercise and Motion”

Internship

Pension applied for but refused

  1. * Interviewed participants had been assigned to IRP for two to five years max
  2. ** Individual participant not offered all mentioned activities
  3. m male, female, IRP Interdisciplinary rehabilitation programme