Return to Work After Stroke

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Background and Purpose Few studies have reported the longitudinal trend of return to work after stroke. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the longitudinal trend of proportion of patients who return to work after stroke and further to examine the predictors of return to work while taking follow-up periods into consideration. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study on the association between characteristics of stroke patients at admission and return to work after first stroke, taking length of follow-up period into consideration (n=183). The patients were all younger than 65 years and were working at the time of their stroke. A follow-up questionnaire evaluated return to work and related information. Data were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method for curves of the proportion of return to work and Cox’s proportional hazards model for odds ratios of return to work. Results The curve of proportion of return to work had two steep slopes, and the proportion was at a maximum at 18 months from p...

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