This study aimed to increase our understanding of how low income and official minority language status influence the experience of return to participation following a stroke.
The research highlighted that, regardless of individual situations, the healthcare and social policies of the macro environment, which regulates the healthcare and social services, had a critical influence on the experience of return to participation for the stroke survivors in the study.
Two publications stem from this research – one focusing on the impact of language and the other on the influence of income.
A smaller study, completed by Masters student Sarah Bernard, explored how income can influence return to occupations, using two theoretical lenses: social determinants of health and intersectionality.
The full thesis can be found here.
Sauvé-Schenk, K., Dubouloz-Wilner, C.J., Egan, M., Kristjansson, E. (2020). Challenges of being a bilingual stroke survivor in the health care system: Unique considerations. Minorités linguistiques et société/ Linguistic Minorities and Society, (13), 49-64.
Sauvé-Schenk, K., Egan, M., Dubouloz-Wilner, C.J., Kristjansson, E. (February 2019). Influence of low income on return to participation following stroke. Disability and Rehabilitation.
doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2019.1570355
Bernard, S., Sauvé-Schenk, K., Egan, M. (2019). Low-income and stroke rehabilitation: A tale of two clients. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 7 (2), article 13.