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Table 2 Reported self-perception of protagonists and perception of these groups by other medical protagonists

From: Image and perception of physicians as barriers to inter-disciplinary cooperation? – the example of German occupational health physicians in the rehabilitation process: a qualitative study

 

OP

PCP

RP

In-Group perception

Working in the interest of patients

Profound knowledge of workplace; which others were lacking

Experts on interface between occupation and health

Well-suited to be coordinators in rehabilitation process

Good relationship with their patients

Role in rehabilitation process not known and adequately valued

Important for successful rehabilitation process

Hardworking

Dedicated to patients

Advocates for their patients

Important for successful rehabilitation process

Good and intensive relationship with patients

Profound knowledge of patients workplace

High workload and unjustified demand from patients

Dedicated to cooperation with other protagonists

Promoting patients’ physical health, social well-being, and occupational participation

Out-group perception

Henchman of the employer

Limited agency

Not hardworking

Not working in the interest of patients

Patients don’t know them

Role and function in rehabilitation process unclear

Not interested in cooperation

PCPs and OPs are competitors

Not interested in cooperation

Not interested in cooperation

Insincere concerning reported rehabilitation outcomes

Not interested in the patients’ health after end of rehabilitation

Not hardworking

Not very ambitious

  1. This table displays the self-perception of protagonists (in-group perception) and perception of these groups by other medical protagonists (out-group perception) with regard to the rehabilitation of employees as reported by the medical stakeholders