Background and aim
To reduce the individual, societal and economic burden of the high sick-leave rates and the low employment rates due to chronic pain it is essential to find effective strategies for returning to work (Scaratti et.al, 2018). Multimodal rehabilitation programs (MMRP) often have the over-all aim of return to work (RTW). However, the effects on RTW are inconsistent (Kamper, 2015). The aim was to explore what persons with chronic pain perceive as limiting and facilitating factors for return to work after MMRP.
Method
Four focus groups and three individual interviews were accomplished in order to get a heterogenetic group of participants regarding different work status. In total 19 patients were interviewed, 14 women and five men. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyze the data (Krippendorff, 2018). The study was approved by the local ethical committee, dnr 2016/184-31.
Results
The participants described facilitating and limiting factors for RTW before as well as during and after MMRP. Three main categories were identified; Personal factors, Work related conditions  and Interventions from different stakeholders.  According to the participants collaboration between different stakeholders play an important role in the RTW rehabilitation process. 
Conclusion
A variety of different facilitating and limiting factors creates complex prerequisites   for RTW as described by the participants. Therefor it is important to meet the individual needs in every time period of the rehabilitation process, to bridge the gaps and to strengthen the collaboration between different stakeholders.

RETURN TO WORK FOR PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC PAIN- COLLABORATION AND STRUGGLE TO MAKE IT WORK