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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 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Outcomes Measurement System, the Korean-Modified Barthel Index, the Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form and the EuroQol-5 dimensions. An enumeration survey included the Reintegration to Normal Living Index, the Psychosocial Well-being Index-Short Form (, the Family Support Index and the Caregivers Burden Index. RESULTS:Overall, 145 (75.1%) patients who had a stroke in the "Continuously-Employed" group and 48 (24.9%) in the "Employed-Unemployed" group returned to work between 3 months and 2 years after stroke. Multivariate logistic analysis demonstrated that in patients who had a stroke, characteristics such as age, PWI-SF Score, and caregiver characteristics, including age, sex (female) and living arrangements, were significantly associated with return to work between 3 months and 2 years after stroke. CONCLUSION:Age and PWI-SF Score of patients who had a stroke, as well as the age, sex and living arrangements of caregivers, are key factors influencing the return to work after stroke. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER:NCT03402451.

SUBMITTER: Han J

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

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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

Han Junhee J Lee Hae In HI Shin Yong-Il YI Son Ju Hyun JH Kim Soo-Yeon SY Kim Deog Young DY Sohn Min Kyun MK Lee Jongmin J Lee Sam-Gyu SG Oh Gyung-Jae GJ Lee Yang-Soo YS Joo Min Cheol MC Han Eun Young EY Chang Won Hyuk WH Kim Yun-Hee YH

BMJ open 20190711 7

<h4>Objective</h4>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.<h4>Design</h4>Prospective cohort study.<h4>Setting</h4>The Korean Stroke Cohort for Functioning and Rehabilitation (KOSCO) in Korea.<h4>Participants</h4>A total of 193 persons with first-ever stroke who reported working status at 3 months after stroke.<h4>Outcome measures</h4>Data on baseline characteristics were collected from medical rec ...[more]

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

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