Table 4.

Impairments affecting work initially in the return to work process and 7–8 years after stroke, as expressed by participants

Initial impairments	Residual impairments
Altered mental functions
Disorientation in time
Disorientation in space
Lack of initiative
Difficulties concentrating	Difficulties concentrating
Difficulties multitasking	Difficulties multitasking
Difficulties processing information and impressions	Difficulties processing information and impressions
Difficulties with numbers and letters
Memory difficulties
Depression
Fatigue	Fatigue
Altered sensory functions and pain
Sensitivity to sound
Sensory loss and alterations
Headache	Headache
Balance difficulties	Vertigo and balance difficulties
Altered neuromusculoskeletal functions
Muscle weakness on one side of the body	Muscle weakness on one side of the body
Coordination difficulties
Altered voice and speech functions
Losing volume of voice