273 Appendix with a work disability. This was called the ‘Mentorwijs’ training. Workers were also asked whether they noticed any changes in the guidance they received due to the ‘Mentorwijs’ training. Semi-structured (group) interviews were conducted among twenty-one workers with a work disability. Workers described they were very satisfied with the guidance of supervisors who followed the Mentorwijs training, even though they hardly noticed any changes. Workers also mentioned they wanted more autonomy and had a desire for new opportunities and challenges in their work. Moreover, they described that feeling and being treated equal to colleagues and their supervisors is important for having positive relations at the workplace. Supervisor skills that are important for workers with a work disability are: communication skills, a supervisor that takes their opinion seriously and listens to them, a supervisor who can adequately deal with problems at the workplace, and who is available for help and asking questions and who gives appreciation. In addition to the perspectives of workers with a work disability regarding the guidance at the workplace from their supervisor, chapter 7 aimed to evaluate the effect of the ‘Mentorwijs’ training on supervisors’ behavioral and workers’ employment outcomes. The results showed that the training significantly improved knowledge and self-efficacy of supervisors regarding the guidance of workers with a work disability. However, no effects were found on the supervisors’ intention to adopt and applied behaviors regarding the guidance of workers with a work disability. Moreover, the results also showed that the sustainable employability of workers with a disability did not significantly improve on the longterm. These findings indicate that ‘Mentorwijs’ is a promising training to improve the supervisor guidance of workers with a work disability, but needs further improvement. More research is needed to examine how to change supervisors’ behaviors and how to sustain long-term effects on the employment of workers. The general discussion, chapter 8, summarizes the findings of each chapter and reflects upon the two different target groups (i.e. workers with a lower SEP and workers with a work disability) that were studied in this thesis. Moreover, this chapter also reflects on the methodological considerations regarding indicators for workers with a lower SEP, recruitment, and participation of workers in a vulnerable position, and study designs to evaluate interventions in practice. Thereafter, the complexity of systems is considered for workers in a vulnerable position, OHPs and supervisors, followed by recommendations. Workers in a vulnerable position find it more difficult to improve their health and sustainable employability due to various problems on multiple life domains, affecting their ability to adequately solve them. Therefore, these workers may need extra preventive support in the workplace from both OHPs and A
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