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Stroke is one of the most life-altering syndromes affecting the world population. Rehabilitation for people experiencing stroke is focused almost exclusively on
self-care activities and being able to return home and has little to no focus on
work rehabilitation or community reintegration. The Cognitive Rehabilitation
Research Group (CRRG) at the Washington University School of Medicine in St.
Louis was formed with the vision of improving everyday life for people after
stroke by translating knowledge from neuroscience into treatment programs for
productive living. Descriptive analysis of the intake assessment from the CRRG
Clinical Core (N = 7,740) revealed three important findings: The age at stroke is
decreasing, most strokes are neurologically mild to moderate in nature, and
discharge placement decisions are being made largely on the basis of measures of
impairment. The changes in the stroke population require occupational therapy to
expand rehabilitation beyond the acute management of stroke to address full
participation in work, family, and community life.

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