Survey on Return to Work After Stroke

NCT ID: NCT01699035

Last Updated: 2014-09-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 715 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2012-02-29
• Study Completion Date: 2014-09-30

Brief Summary

Survey of survivor perspective on critical elements that either facilitate or inhibit return to work after a stroke. Critical elements are queried in areas of finances, stroke impairments, interpersonal support, therapeutic support, organization influences, work or job specific issues and psychological issues.

Detailed Description

The objective of this project is to more accurately describe the stroke survivor's perspective on return to work. The survey development included qualitative analysis of a set of interviews with stroke survivors to arrive at the critical elements described above, followed by item development with an expert panel and preliminary testing of the wording and format for legibility. The survey is being administered both on-line and by paper through the mail to a wide range of survivors with the objective of obtaining a large, diverse sample. The ultimate goal of the project is to arrive at a refined set of recommendations to inform stroke survivors, health care professionals and employers to increase their sensitivity to the needs and desires of individual attempting to return to work after stroke.

Conditions

Stroke

Study Design

• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

stroke survivors

stroke survivors who have either returned to work, have thought about returning to work, or have tried to return to work

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• have returned to work, have thought about returning to work, or have tried to return to work

Exclusion Criteria

• non-stroke disability
• retired or no plan to return to work

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

U.S. Department of Education

FED

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Robert Hartke

Lead Psychologist

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Robert J Hartke, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Locations

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Countries

United States

References

Hartke RJ, Trierweiler R, Bode R. Critical factors related to return to work after stroke: a qualitative study. Top Stroke Rehabil. 2011 Jul-Aug;18(4):341-51. doi: 10.1310/tsr1804-341.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 21914598 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

H133B080031

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id