"What an eye-opener" - a qualitative study of vulnerable citizens participating in a municipality-based intervention.
Pia Maria IlvigMichaela KjærDorrie JonesJeanette Reffstrup ChristensenLotte Nygaard AndersenPublished in: International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being (2018)
The participants experienced anxiety, fatigue, lack of structure, and chaos when performing their everyday-life activities; in addition to being uncertain about the limitations of their own resources. Furthermore, balancing between demands and resources was challenging, also leading to uncertainty and identity conflicts that contributed to the participants' concerns about re-entering the workforce. The program enabled the participants to develop social skills and trust which contributed to providing the participants with confidence, individually-tailored-possibilities for developing new competencies and courage; thus, facilitating their recovery process.