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METHODS: Recruitment was carried out from different Jordanian hospitals and rehabilitation centers. A complete battery of outcome measures was used to reflect OTPF domains. These included outcome measures of occupations, client factors, performance skills, and context and environment. Logistic regression was used to determine factors that predicted RTW. RESULTS: 69 participants were enrolled; 45 Males, 24 females; mean age\u00b1SD, 52.2\u00b111.07 years. Only 29% succeeded in RTW during the first year after stroke onset. The highest percentage of RTW was among craft workers (40% ), and those who were self-employed (60% ). Of those who resumed work, 35% returned to their previous work, while 65% needed to make work modifications, or change positions or jobs. Factors that predicted higher rates of RTW were walking speed (Odds ratio (OR)=0.004, 95% confidence interval (CI)=0.00\u20130.55, P\u200a&lt;\u200a0.02), as well as absence of environmental restrictions (OR\u200a=\u200a21.16, 95% CI\u200a=\u200a1.91\u2013233.5, P\u200a&lt;\u200a0.013). CONCLUSIONS: The alarming low prevalence of RTW among stroke survivors in Jordan emphasizes the essential need to develop vocational rehabilitation programs. Clinicians should pay attention to enhancing walking abilities and reducing environmental restrictions post stroke, in order to improve the occurrence of RTW.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3233\/wor-203334","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,15]],"date-time":"2020-12-15T12:54:27Z","timestamp":1608036867000},"page":"817-827","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Prevalence and predictors of return to work among stroke survivors in Jordan"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"67","author":[{"given":"Huda A.","family":"Yousef","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hanan W.","family":"Khalil","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mohammad S.","family":"Nazzal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Khalid I.","family":"El-Salem","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ziad M.","family":"Hawamdeh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Patr\u00edcia","family":"Almeida","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiotherapy, Alcoitao School of Health Sciences, Alcoitao, Portugal"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","reference":[{"issue":"3","key":"10.3233\/WOR-203334_ref1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"127","DOI":"10.1080\/16501970310010475","article-title":"Indicators for return to work after stroke and the importance of work for subjective well-being and life satisfaction","volume":"35","author":"Vestling","year":"2003","journal-title":"Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine"},{"issue":"3","key":"10.3233\/WOR-203334_ref2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"243","DOI":"10.1177\/1747493017743059","article-title":"Return to work after young stroke: a systematic review","volume":"13","author":"Edwards","year":"2018","journal-title":"International Journal of Stroke"},{"issue":"7","key":"10.3233\/WOR-203334_ref3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e41795","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0041795","article-title":"Returning to paid employment after stroke: the Psychosocial Outcomes In StrokE (POISE) cohort study","volume":"7","author":"Hackett","year":"2012","journal-title":"PloS One"},{"issue":"2","key":"10.3233\/WOR-203334_ref4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"112","DOI":"10.1016\/j.rehab.2012.01.007","article-title":"Returning to work after a stroke: A retrospective study at the Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Center \u201cLa Tour de Gassies\u201d","volume":"55","author":"Doucet","year":"2012","journal-title":"Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine"},{"issue":"2","key":"10.3233\/WOR-203334_ref5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"239","DOI":"10.1007\/s10926-016-9651-4","article-title":"Return to work 2\u20135 years after stroke: a cross sectional study in a hospital-based population","volume":"27","author":"Arwert","year":"2017","journal-title":"Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation"},{"issue":"8","key":"10.3233\/WOR-203334_ref6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"888","DOI":"10.1136\/jnnp.2008.163295","article-title":"Sociodemographic differences in return to work after stroke: the South London Stroke Register (SLSR)","volume":"80","author":"Busch","year":"2009","journal-title":"Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry"},{"issue":"18","key":"10.3233\/WOR-203334_ref7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1487","DOI":"10.1080\/09638280802621432","article-title":"Work loss following stroke","volume":"31","author":"Gabriele","year":"2009","journal-title":"Disability and Rehabilitation"},{"issue":"1","key":"10.3233\/WOR-203334_ref8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e0169759","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0169759","article-title":"Return to work after a stroke in working age persons; 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