Factors Predicting Return to Work After Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation: A Retrospective Follow-up Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the proportion of patients who return to work after inpatient stroke rehabilitation and to identify demographic, clinical, and functional predictive factors for its success.

Design

A retrospective follow-up study of patients with stroke who were premorbidly working and had completed inpatient rehabilitation in a large metropolitan hospital between January 2016 and December 2017. They underwent a telephone interview at 2 years post discharge.

Setting

Inpatient rehabilitation and follow-up post discharge.

Participants

A total of 314 patients with stroke (73.9% male) with mean age of 58.9 at time of stroke (N=314).

Results

A total of 46% of 314 participants returned to work. In multivariable logistic regression analysis, viewing retur

SUBMITTER: Tay SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10036228 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature