Supporting work participation with a chronic disease

Supporting work participation of people with a chronic disease

Work participation can be difficult when having a chronic disease, through experienced limitations of the condition in work. Aspects and interventions are found to influence people’s participation in work, of which most are experienced irrespective of the specific diagnosis. Since knowledge on these aspects and interventions can support occupational health professionals in their guidance and assessment, this thesis first aimed to obtain available evidence on which aspects and interventions influence participation in work of people with a chronic disease, irrespective of their diagnosis. The evidence was included in a guideline to provide an clear overview of the information for occupational health professionals.