The RCOT Specialist section for Neurological Practice Stroke Forum are planning to host a twitter talk on supporting people with stroke returning to work.
Stroke affects 100,000 people per year (Stroke Association 2018) with approximately 25% of stroke survivors being under 65 years old (Daniel et al, 2009). Work is often a major goal for stroke survivors but only a half manage to return to work which is paid or unpaid (Daniel 2009).
The amount of support people with stroke get is often down to the skills and confidence of occupational therapist as well as local commissioning of services community and out-patient services. Research has found this support to be ‘patchy’(Sinclair, 2014).
This OTalk will explore current OT practice, provide an opportunity to engage with experts in vocational rehabilitation and explore what helpful resources there are out there to support your current OT practice.
Questions.
- What is your experience of supporting people with stroke returning to work?
- When do you consider is the appropriate time to discuss returning to work?
- Do you use ask any work questions as part of your screening process?
- What problems or barriers do you encounter supporting people with stroke returning to work?
- What strategies/ support services/ resources do you use to support people back to work?
References:
- Stroke Association. State of the nation 2018. https://www.stroke.org.uk/sites/default/files/state_of_the_nation_2018.pdf
- Daniel K, Wolfe C, Busch M, McKevitt C. What are the social consequences of stroke for working-aged adults? A systematic review. Stroke 2009;40:431-40. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.534487
- Sinclair E, Radford K, Grant M, Terry J. Developing stroke-specific vocational rehabilitation: a soft systems analysis of current service provision. Disabil Rehabil 2014;36:409-17. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2013.793410
- Leary S, Hurford J, Shanahan N. An expert opinion: Vocational rehabilitation after stroke. Advances in Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation. 2020. https://acnr.co.uk/articles/vocational-rehabilitation-after-stroke/
OTalk 