Factors influencing return to work after stroke: the Korean Stroke Cohort for Functioning and Rehabilitation (KOSCO) Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the rate of return to work and identify key factors associated with return to work between 3 months and 2 years after stroke.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

The Korean Stroke Cohort for Functioning and Rehabilitation (KOSCO) in Korea.

Participants

A total of 193 persons with first-ever stroke who reported working status at 3 months after stroke.

Outcome measures

Data on baseline characteristics were collected from medical records. Functional assessments were performed using the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, the modified Rankin Scale, the Fugl-Meyer Assessment, the Functional Ambulatory Category, the Korean Mini-Mental State Examination, the Korean version of the Frenchay Aphasia Screening Test, the America

SUBMITTER: Han J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6629413 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature