Assessing factors influencing return back to work after cholecystectomy: a qualitative research

BMC Gastroenterology

Table 2 Score of items relating to return to work in physicians focus groups.

Influence or advice (including expectations) by thirds	55 (21.8%)	Information related factors	54 (21.4%)	Work-related factors	41 (16.3%)
society's expectations	10	lack of information	13	type of work	7
structure of health care	8	lack of guidelines	10	initiatives of the employer	6
advise of others	7*	a structure for communication	9	possibility to return home early	6
influences of cultural differences	7	pamphlet information	6	work atmosphere	4
people's expectations	6*	lack of advice	4	motivation	4
advice of general practitioner	6*	positive attitude	3	adapted work activities	4
advice of company physician	4*	differences in interpretation of information	2	financial aspects employer	3
advice of surgeon	3*	other	7	relation with employer	2
employer's expectations	2			commitment	2
other	2			independent (own store)	2
				other	1
Patients' expectations or individually determined factors	35 (13.9%)	Hospital related factors	31 (12.3%)	Physical factors	20 (7.9%)
individual differences	8	information about the operation	8*	pain	8
a person's character	7	type of operation	7	tiredness	6
motivation	5	visit to outpatients' clinic	7*	diarrhea	2
personal circumstances	5	information on recovery	4*	endurance	2
differences in experiencing pain	3	hospital stay	2	wound healing	2
an individual's interpretation of information	2	waiting list	2
other	5	good follow-up care	1
Other	12 (4.8%)	Home factors	4 (1.6%)
legal aspects	4
analgesics	4
other	4

* items somehow relating to information, not scored in the information category.

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