DETERMINANTS OF ACCESS TO REHABILITATION PROFESSIONALS BY POST-STROKE INDIVIDUALS IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS AFTER HOSPITAL DISCHARGE

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.