Factors guiding therapist decision making in the rehabilitation of physical function after severely disabling stroke – an ethnographic study

(2022)🔓”Whilst strong evidence supports rehabilitation to improve outcomes post-stroke, there is limited evidence to guide rehabilitation in the most severely disabled group. In an era of evidence-based practice, the aim of the study was to understand what factors guide physiotherapists (PTs) and occupational therapists (OTs) to select particular interventions in the rehabilitation of physical function after severely disabling stroke.”

Using knowledge translation to establish a model of hospital-based early supported community reintegration for stroke patients in South Korea

(2021)”We designed a hospital-based multidimensional and multidisciplinary early supported community reintegration model that comprehensively included several elements of community rehabilitation in connection with hospitals and communities, taking into account the South Korean situation of lacking community rehabilitation infrastructure…It is expected that this early supported community reintegration model can be referenced in other countries that are in a transitional stage of community rehabilitation.”

Experiences of Physical Therapists and Professional Leaders with Implementing a Toolkit to Advance Walking Assessment Poststroke: A Realist Evaluation.

(2021) “Findings underscore contextual factors and activities essential to eliciting change in assessment practice in stroke rehabilitation across care settings.

Impact

This study shows that to foster recommended walking assessment practices, an onsite facilitator should be present to enable learning sessions and toolkit use.”