Cross-sectorial collaboration in return to work interventions: perspectives from patients, mental health care professionals and case managers in the social insurance sector.

The results suggest that a higher level of participation in the intervention design and implementation process can improve a clear and transparent role distribution between professionals in MHCS and SIS.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONCollaboration across sectors is key to successful Return-to-work after sickness-related absence.Professional identities are challenged in collaborative interventions as different agendas are at play.Collaboration is most likely to be successful when engaging involved professions to decide goals and methods which are compatible with local work procedures.