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Table 1 Participants' characteristics

From: Qualitative study of barriers and facilitators encountered by individuals with physical diseases in returning and continuing to work

Participant

Age group

Sex

Diagnosis

Treatment

Occupation

Occupational categories

Employment status

s.1

50

Male

Brain infarction and left hemiplegia

Rehabilitation

Photography studio (M)

Blue collar

Self-employed

s.2

60

Male

Brain infarction, right hemiplegia, and motor aphasia

Rehabilitation

Clerk

White collar

Permanent staff

s.3

60

Male

Brain infarction, left hemiplegia, and higher brain dysfunction

Rehabilitation

Clerk

White collar

Permanent staff

s.4

40

Male

Brain infarction, left hemiplegia, and higher brain dysfunction

Rehabilitation

Construction management (M)

White collar

Self-employed

s.5

30

Male

Cerebral hemorrhage, right hemiplegia, and motor aphasia

Rehabilitation

Transportation and sales

Blue collar

Contract staff

h.1

60

Female

Chronic heart failure

CRT-D

Sales clerk

White collar

Permanent staff

h.2

40

Female

Arrhythmia

ICD

Nurse

Blue collar

Permanent staff

h.3

50

Male

Arrhythmia

ICD

Teacher

White collar

Public employee

h.4

50

Male

Arrhythmia

ICD

Teacher

White collar

Public employee

h.5

60

Male

Acute myocardial infarction

PTCA

Sales (M)

White collar

Permanent staff

h.6

60

Male

Arrhythmia

ICD

Instructor (steel industry) (M)

White collar

Permanent staff

h.7

40

Male

Chronic heart failure

Pharmacotherapy

System engineer

White collar

Permanent staff

h.8

70

Male

Acute myocardial infarction

PTCA

Protective fore

Blue collar

Contract staff

h.9

60

Male

Chronic heart failure

Pharmacotherapy

Welder

Blue collar

Permanent staff

c.1

40

Male

Malignant lymphoma

CT

Production line

Blue collar

Permanent staff

c.2

40

Male

Malignant lymphoma

CT

Construction worker

Blue collar

Public employee

c.3

30

Female

Malignant lymphoma

CT and RT

Caregiver

Blue collar

Permanent staff

c.4

50

Male

Multiple myeloma

CT

Prison officer

Blue collar

Public employee

c.5

40

Female

Malignant lymphoma

CT and RT

Construction worker

Blue collar

Permanent staff

c.6

60

Male

Malignant lymphoma

CT

Janitor and clerk

Blue collar

Contract staff

c.7

50

Male

Malignant lymphoma

CT

Construction supervisor (M)

White collar

Permanent staff

c.8

50

Male

Leukemia

CT and BMT

Clerk

White collar

Permanent staff

c.9

60

Female

Leukemia

CT and BMT

Care manager

White collar

Permanent staff

c.10

40

Male

Leukemia

CT and BMT

Paint applicator (M)

White collar

Permanent staff

c.11

40

Male

Malignant lymphoma

CT

Clerk

White collar

Permanent staff

c.12

40

Male

Leukemia

CT and BMT

Construction worker

Blue collar

Permanent staff

c.13

50

Female

Breast cancer

Surgery, CT and RT

Restaurant staff

Blue collar

Part-time

c.14

50

Male

Esophageal cancer

Surgery and CT

Sales (M)

White collar

Permanent staff

  1. H Heart disease, S Stroke, C Cancer, CRT-D Cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator, ICD Implantable cardioverter defibrillator, PTCA Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, CT Chemotherapy, RT Radiotherapy, BMT Bone marrow transplantation, M Manager