Survey of health, work and services for people years after stroke
Surveys Finnish adults several years after stroke about health, work and social services.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Health, Functioning, Work, and Experiences of Social and Health Services of Persons With Stroke
Key facts
- Where
- Helsinki, FinlandSee the site
Where in Finland
- The Finnish Association of People with Physical DisabilitiesHelsinki, FinlandNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- The Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities
- Trial code
- NCT06575907
- Record updated
- 10 September 2026
- Original description
The purpose of the Health, functioning, work, and experiences of social and health services of persons with stroke study (FinPostStroke) is to identify factors related to self-reported health, functioning, work, inclusion, and accessibility of social and health services, and how such factors are interconnected in Finnish adults several years after stroke. Participants will be targeted from hospital registries and recruited by postal mail.Read full original descriptionShow less
Health, Functioning, Work, and Experiences of Social and Health Services of Persons With Stroke
The purpose of the Health, functioning, work, and experiences of social and health services of persons with stroke study (FinPostStroke) is to identify factors related to self-reported health, functioning, work, inclusion, and accessibility of social and health services, and how such factors are interconnected in Finnish adults several years after stroke. Participants will be targeted from hospital registries and recruited by postal mail.
This cross-sectional explorative observational study is based on register data and postal survey. The survey questionnaire includes several valid patient-reported outcome measures. The study will provide useful information for developing social and health services for people several years after stroke.
Inclusion: treated for acute stroke (ICD-10 codes I60-61, I63-64) in North Savo or Uusimaa region of Finland between January 2020 and December 2022; lives currently in North Savo or Uusimaa region of Finland; 18 years or older at the time of stroke.
Exclusion: missing address; deceased.