SynthesisJournal of occupational rehabilitation2018
Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Research on Facilitators and Barriers of Return to Work After Stroke.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A Meta-synthesis of Qualitative Research on Effective Return to Work Counseling for Individuals with Work Participation Restrictions - A Systematic Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- A Mega-Ethnography of Qualitative Meta-Syntheses on Return to Work in People with Chronic Health Conditions.Die Rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- 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
- Perspectives of elders and their adult children of Black and minority ethnic heritage on end-of-life conversations: A meta-ethnography.Palliative medicine · 2020Pooled it
- What characterises work and workplaces that retain their employees following acquired brain injury? Systematic review.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2020Pooled it
- 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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- Facilitators and barriers for return to work among patients with post-COVID-19 condition: a qualitative interview study.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2026Article
- Return to Work and Psychosocial Adaptation Trajectories in Young and Middle-Aged Patients with Stroke: A 12-Month Longitudinal Cohort Study.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Latent profile analysis of return-to-work readiness and self-efficacy among breast cancer survivors who have not returned to work post-surgery.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- Development and Validation of the Questionnaire of Factors Related to the Adaptability to Return to Work Among Cancer Patients.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Article
- A Scoping Review of Vocational Rehabilitation Programs for People with Acquired Physical Disabilities.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Review
- Development of a digital, self-guided return-to-work toolkit for stroke survivors and employers using intervention mapping.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
- The influence of HIV on return to work in stroke survivors amongst a population of the eThekwini district, Kwazulu Natal: A qualitative study.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2025Article
- Mediation Analysis of the Social Isolation Between Stigma and Return-To-Work Readiness Among Young and Middle-Aged Patients With Stroke in China.Nursing open · 2025Article
- Return to work with fatigue after stroke: A complex occupational adaptation process.Scandinavian journal of occupational therapy · 2025Article
- Topic: Evaluation and Treatment of Social Isolation and Loneliness: Evidence-based Recommendations for Stroke and Neurological Rehabilitation.Current physical medicine and rehabilitation reports · 2025Article
- The impact of stroke on employment income: A cohort study using hospital and income tax data in Ontario, Canada.Clinical rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Facilitators and barriers to employment for people with adult-onset physical disabilities: results from a U.S.A. survey.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2024Article
- Early Opportunities to Explore Occupational Identity Change: Qualitative Study of Return-To-Work Experiences After Stroke.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Purpose Despite existing rehabilitation services, return to work (RTW) rates among stroke survivors are quite low. An increased number of qualitative studies have been conducted to identify facilitators and barriers to RTW after stroke and to derive recommendations for future interventions. The aim of our study was to carry out a meta-synthesis of those studies and thus strengthen evidence in the field. Methods To identify relevant studies (qualitative studies focusing on RTW after stroke, published in English or German between 2000 and 2015), we conducted a systematic literature search in PubMed, OVID, and Web of Science. After assessing the quality of eligible studies, we synthesized their findings according to meta-ethnographic methodology. Results Fourteen out of 553 studies-three of very high, seven of high, three of medium, and one of low quality-met the inclusion criteria. After the extraction of all first-order concepts and their translation into 64 second-order interpretations, we synthesized the findings by developing a model of RTW factors after stroke. It contains factors related to the person (impairments, coping/adaptation, significance of work/RTW motivation), workplace (job demands/work adaptations, disability management, work climate/social support), and rehabilitation services (availability, accessibility, appropriateness), as well as relevant factors in the interaction of these three stakeholders (work capacity, performance and capability, and initial RTW experiences). Three basic principles-adaptiveness, purposefulness, and cooperativeness-complete the model and led us to its name: the APC model. Conclusions Successful RTW after stroke depends on diverse factors and stakeholders. Rehabilitation strategies have to consider this; otherwise they become RTW barriers themselves.
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