Early Opportunities to Explore Occupational Identity Change: Qualitative Study of Return-To-Work Experiences After Stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rates of return-to-work after stroke are low, yet work is known to positively impact people's wellbeing and overall health outcomes.

Objective

To understand return-to-work trajectories, barriers encountered, and resources that may be used to better support participants during early recovery and rehabilitation.

Participants

The experiences of 31 participants (aged 25-76 years) who had or had not returned to work after stroke were explored.

Methods

Interview data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis methods within a broader realist research approach.

Results

Participants identified an early need to explore a changed and changing occupational identity within a range of affirming environments, thereby ascertaining their return-to-work o

SUBMITTER: Martin RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9926496 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature