TY - JOUR
T1 - Mapping european welfare models
T2 - State of the art of strategies for professional integration and reintegration of persons with chronic diseases
AU - Scaratti, Chiara
AU - Leonardi, Matilde
AU - Silvaggi, Fabiola
AU - Ávila, Carolina C.
AU - Muñoz-Murillo, Amalia
AU - Stavroussi, Panayiota
AU - Roka, Olga
AU - Burger, Helena
AU - Fheodoroff, Klemens
AU - Tobiasz-Adamczyk, Beata
AU - Sabariego, Carla
AU - Esteban, Eva
AU - Gruber, Sonja
AU - Svestkova, Olga
AU - Halvorsen, Rune
AU - Kadyrbaeva, Asel
AU - Ferraina, Sabrina
PY - 2018/4/17
Y1 - 2018/4/17
N2 - Background: Persons with chronic diseases (PwCDs) often experience work-related problems, and innovative actions to improve their participation in the labor market are needed. In the frame of the European (EU) Pathways Project, the aim of the study is to compare existing strategies (policies, systems, and services) for professional (re-)integration of PwCDs and mental health conditions available at both European and national level between different European welfare models: Scandinavian, Continental, Anglo-Saxon, Mediterranean, and “Post-Communist”. Method: The European strategies were identified by an overview of relevant academic and grey literature searched through Medline and internet searches, while national strategies were explored through questionnaires and in-depth interviews with national relevant stakeholders. Results: The mapping of existing strategies revealed that, both at European and national level, PwCDs are often considered as part of the group of “persons with disabilities” and only in this case they can receive employment support. European countries put in place actions to support greater labor market participation, but these differ from country to country. Conclusion: Strategies targeting “persons with disabilities” do not necessarily address all the needs of persons with chronic diseases. Countries should consider the importance of employment for all to achieve smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth.
AB - Background: Persons with chronic diseases (PwCDs) often experience work-related problems, and innovative actions to improve their participation in the labor market are needed. In the frame of the European (EU) Pathways Project, the aim of the study is to compare existing strategies (policies, systems, and services) for professional (re-)integration of PwCDs and mental health conditions available at both European and national level between different European welfare models: Scandinavian, Continental, Anglo-Saxon, Mediterranean, and “Post-Communist”. Method: The European strategies were identified by an overview of relevant academic and grey literature searched through Medline and internet searches, while national strategies were explored through questionnaires and in-depth interviews with national relevant stakeholders. Results: The mapping of existing strategies revealed that, both at European and national level, PwCDs are often considered as part of the group of “persons with disabilities” and only in this case they can receive employment support. European countries put in place actions to support greater labor market participation, but these differ from country to country. Conclusion: Strategies targeting “persons with disabilities” do not necessarily address all the needs of persons with chronic diseases. Countries should consider the importance of employment for all to achieve smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth.
KW - Chronic diseases
KW - Employment
KW - Policies
KW - Professional (re)integration
KW - Services
KW - Strategies
KW - Systems
KW - Welfare models
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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph15040781
DO - 10.3390/ijerph15040781
M3 - Article
C2 - 29673231
AN - SCOPUS:85044286725
VL - 15
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
SN - 1661-7827
IS - 4
M1 - 781
ER -