ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2013
Returning to work after stroke: perspectives of employer stakeholders, a qualitative study.
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- Factors influencing employers' support for employees with acquired brain injuries or mental illness to return to- and stay in work: A qualitative systematic review.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2024Pooled it
- Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Research on Facilitators and Barriers of Return to Work After Stroke.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2018Pooled it
- Experiences of support to return to work after stroke: longitudinal case studies from RETAKE trial.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2025Trial
- Return to Employment After Stroke in Young Adults: How Important Is the Speed and Energy Cost of Walking?Stroke · 2019Trial
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- Assisting Employers of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) to Support Employees on Long-Term Sick-Leave: Development of a Web-Based SME Tool Using Intervention Mapping.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Occupational Therapy in Return-to-Work Processes After Stroke: A Scoping Review of Ongoing Therapeutic Support and Implications for Work-Treatment Balance.Occupational therapy international · 2026Article
- Barriers and enablers to return to work after stroke in Maputo, Mozambique: A qualitative study.African journal of disability · 2026Article
- Development of a digital, self-guided return-to-work toolkit for stroke survivors and employers using intervention mapping.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
- Exploring stroke survivor and employer experiences of disruption within the RETurn to work After stroKE (RETAKE) trial during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in sociology · 2025Article
- Stakeholders' Expectations of Return-to-Work After Spinal Cord Injury: A 1-Year Follow-Up.OTJR : occupation, participation and health · 2023Article
- Returning to Work after Stroke: Associations with Cognitive Performance, Motivation, Perceived Working Ability and Barriers.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2023Article
- Factors related to sustainable employment of people with acquired brain injury or spinal cord injury: The employer's perspective.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Article
- Development of a Programme Theory for Early Intervention Vocational Rehabilitation: A Realist Literature Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2021Review
- The delivery of the ReWork-Stroke program: A process evaluation.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2021Article
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- Work Potential and Work Performance during the First Try-Out of the Person-Centred Return to Work Rehabilitation Programme ReWork-Stroke: A Case Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- How primary care can help survivors of transient ischaemic attack and stroke return to work: focus groups with stakeholders from a UK community.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2020Article
- Obstacles to returning to work with chronic pain: in-depth interviews with people who are off work due to chronic pain and employers.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Article
- Managing Employees Undergoing Total Hip and Knee Replacement: Experiences of Workplace Representatives.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeMore than 40 % of working age adults with stroke fail to return to work. The work context is a key factor in return to work, but little is known about the experiences of employers in supporting employees with stroke. The aim of this study was to explore return to work after stroke from the employer perspective, to identify key features associated with success and to seek participants' views regarding the role of healthcare in return to work.
methodsData was gathered through 18 semi-structured interviews with employer stakeholders and included small business owners, line managers, human resources and occupational health staff. Data was analysed thematically.
resultsThe main themes identified were: the impact of stroke on the employer, characteristics of the employee, communication, knowledge and information, experience of other stakeholders, integrating healthcare in return to work.
conclusionEmployers face complex emotional and practical issues when helping an employee return to work after stroke, for which many lack knowledge and experience. The range and quality of support networks that they access is variable and advice and support from clinicians is welcomed. Further research is necessary to investigate how such support could be funded and integrated within existing service provision.
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