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Costs of disability pensions are steadily growing in many European and Scandinavian countries and in the United States [1, 2]. In the UK, for example, expenditure on disability pensions accounted for 0.9% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 1980, but two decades later had reached 2.6% of GDP [1]. Corresponding trends have been observed in other countries [3]. Currently, approximately 8% of the Danish population between 20 and 64 years of age receive permanent disability benefits [3]. According to Statistics Denmark, costs for disability pension and rehabilitation in Denmark have risen from 4.5 bn Euros in 1995 to 8.1 bn Euros in 2004(www.statistikbanken.dk). Furthermore, work disability costs in terms of worsening of individual wellbeing due to exclusion from working life have also been proven to be substantial in previous studies: work disabled are more prone to experience various future consequences in terms of social inactivity and isolation, suicide, and poor financial circumstances [4].