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Post-stroke individuals should have immediate and full access to rehabilitation services after hospital discharge. This access must be obtained in the first six months of the event, a period where the chances of recovery are greater. Thus, it becomes relevant to know the barriers and facilitators of this access. However, studies on this topic were not found in developing countries such as Brazil.

Currently, the best strategy to deal with disabilities after stroke is rehabilitation. National and international clinical guidelines recommend that all post-stroke individuals have access to rehabilitation professionals within 72 hours after hospital discharge. In addition, access should be continued until the individual's functional goals are achieved. However, the determinants of access to rehabilitation professionals by post-stroke individuals in middle-income countries, where the burden of this disease is high, are little known.