Workers’ experiences with compensated sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorder: a qualitative study

Table 3 Characteristics of in-depth interview subjects (n = 16)

Subject	Age	Year of the initial compensation	Disease	Compensation duration (month)	Year of the second compensation	Return to the same work
A	52	2003	HIVD^*, Lumbar	6	2006^†	Yes
B	54	2003	HIVD, Lumbar	6	-	Yes
C	49	2003	HIVD, Lumbar	10	-	Yes
D	41	2003	HIVD, Lumbar	6	2010
E	44	2003	HIVD, Lumbar	48	2013^†	Yes
F	52	2003	HIVD, Lumbar	11	-
G	53	2003	HIVD, Lumbar	12	2005
H	48	2003	HIVD, Lumbar	6	2008^†	Yes
I	52	2003	Myofascial pain syndrome	5	2009^†	Yes
J	51	2003	Rotator cuff tear	8	2011^†
K	45	2003	HIVD, Cervical	10	2008^†
L	48	2003	HIVD, Cervical	6	-	Yes
M	40	2004	HIVD, Lumbar and cervical, Impingement syndrome	11	-
N	41	2005	HIVD, Cervical, Myofascial pain syndrome	8	2007^†
O	49	2005	Lumbar strain	6	-
P	46	2005	Lumbar strain	5	-

^*HIVD herniated intervertebral disc.
^†The year of the second workers compensation, but compensated for different disease from the first compensated disease.

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