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Table 2 List of themes, identified sub-themes as retrieved on interviews

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

Themes

Sub-themes

Barriers

Facilitators

Strokes

Heart Diseases

Cancers

Strokes

Heart Diseases

Cancers

(n = 5)

(n = 9)

(n = 14)

(n = 5)

(n = 9)

(n = 14)

Personal factors

Work ability

16

21

79

13

21

5

Psychological impacts

8

20

20

7

17

8

Health literacy

0

2

5

6

16

38

Social status

2

3

2

6

3

16

Family background

1

3

16

2

11

8

Workplace factors

Workplace structure

5

14

20

5

6

20

Workplace system

2

4

6

5

13

33

Workplace support

3

12

15

19

43

80

Intersectoral collaboration and social resources factor

Intersectoral collaboration

1

0

13

0

14

16

Social resources

5

2

13

11

2

12