ArticlePloS one2017
Return to Work after a Stroke in Working Age Persons; A Six-Year Follow Up.
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- Experiences of support to return to work after stroke: longitudinal case studies from RETAKE trial.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2025Trial
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- Barriers and enablers to return to work after stroke in Maputo, Mozambique: A qualitative study.African journal of disability · 2026Article
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- Stroke survivors' perceptions of living with disability in urban Ghana- a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Professional reintegration of stroke survivors and their mental health, quality of life and community integration.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Return to work after ischaemic stroke in young adults: a scoping review.Central European journal of public health · 2024Article
- Projecting the Health and Economic Burden of Cardiovascular Disease Among People with Type 2 Diabetes, 2022-2031.PharmacoEconomics · 2023Article
- Factors Determining Not Returning to Full-Time Work 12 Months After Mild Ischemic Stroke.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2023Article
- Factors Predicting Return to Work After Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation: A Retrospective Follow-up Study.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2023Article
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- Factors affecting the quality of life after ischemic stroke in young adults: a scoping review.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2023Article
- Labour market participation and retirement after stroke in Denmark: registry based cohort study.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2023Article
- Exploring community reintegration among Nigerian stroke survivors.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesStroke is one of the most common and resource intensive diseases for society. Stroke in the working age population is increasing in different parts of the world. An incomplete return to work (RTW) after sick leave post stroke entails negative consequences for the affected person and an economical burden for society. The aim of this study was to explore the RTW rate and factors associated with RTW in a six-year follow up post stroke.
methodsData from 174 persons 63 years or younger, with first ever stroke in 2009-2010 in Gothenburg were analyzed. Baseline characteristics were collected through medical records and the Swedish Health Insurance Office provided information on sick leave up to 6 years post stroke. Time-to-event was presented and cox regression as well as logistic regression were used to analyze risk factors for no-RTW.
resultsThe RTW rate was 74.7%, at the end of follow up. Participants continued to RTW until just over 3 years post stroke. Dependency at discharge (in the modified Rankin Scale) and sick leave prior to the stroke were significant risk factors for no-RTW after 1 year with odds ratio 4.595 and 3.585, respectively. The same factors were significant in time-to-event within six years post stroke with hazard ratio 2.651 and 1.929, respectively.
conclusionsRTW after a stroke is incomplete, however RTW is possible over a longer period of time than previously thought. More severe disability at discharge from hospital and sick leave prior to the stroke were shown to be risk factors for no-RTW. This knowledge can contribute to more individualized vocational rehabilitation.
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