Neurorehabilitation for survivors of stroke and brain injury Nervous System Diseases Neurorehabilitation for survivors of stroke and brain injury
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: Patients of the intervention group take part in a newly developed rehabilitation concept called Occupational Orientation in Medical Neurorehabilitation (BOMeN) which consists of ni
Sponsors
Association for Rehabilitation Sciences Nordrhein-Westfalen e.V. (Germany)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All participants must meet all of the following conditions: 1. Positive prognostic estimation of occupational ability 2. Stroke or craniocerebral trauma 3. Estimated Functional Independence Measure (FIM) greater than or equal to 90 Also, all participants must meet at least one of the following conditions: 1. Advice for medical rehabilitation based on paragraph 51.1 of the Social Security Statutes, Book No. 5 (SGB V) 2. Inability to work for 3 months during the last 12 months 3. Ability to work is less than 6 hours 4. Not in paid work before start of rehabilitation 5. Necessary occupational reorientation 6. Application for a pension 7. Risk of early retirement
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Older than 60 years 2. Acute psychiatric disorder 3. Acute addiction 4. Restrictive aphasic disorder 5. Insufficient knowledge of German language 6. Estimated FIM <90 7. Neurological diseases other than stroke or craniocerebral trauma
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following variables are measured by standardized or self-developed questionnaires: 1. Re-employment (patients) 15 months after rehabilitation 2. (Re-)employability (patients) 15 months after rehabilitation 3. Days of incapacity to work (patients), measured using the Indicators of the Status of Rehabilitation questionnaire (Indikatoren des Reha-Status [IRES]) 15 months after rehabilitation 4. Expectations concerning the rehabilitation (patients), measured using the Questionnaire on Expectations and Motivation Concerning Rehabilitation (Fragebogen zu Reha-Erwartungen und Reha-Motivation [FREM]) at the start and end of rehabilitation 5. Motivation for rehabilitation (patients), measured using the Diagnostic Investigation of Motivation Concerning Work questionnaire (Diagnostik von Arbeitsmotivation [DIAMO]) at the start and end of rehabilitation, 6, 12 and 15 months after rehabilitation 6. Satisfaction with life and health (patients) (the 36-item Short Form health survey [SF-36]/the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire [WHO-QoL-BREF]) at the start and end of rehabilitation, 6, 12 and 15 months after rehabilitation 7. Satisfaction with rehabilitation procedure and contents (patients and rehabilitation workers). Timepoints for patients: at the start and end of rehabilitation, 6, 12 and 15 months after rehabilitation. Timepoints for workers: once in Summer 2008. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Cognitive functional status at the start and end of rehabilitation, 6, 12 and 15 months after rehabilitation 2. Motivation for work at the start and end of rehabilitation, 6, 12 and 15 months after rehabilitation | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed