Background: Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability. Physical rehabilitation must be evidence-based and address a range of clinical subtypes and severity of disabilities. Clinical practice guidelines provide a useful mechanism for implementing rehabilitation plans based on research evidence. To increase adherence to guideline use, there is a need to understand therapists’ attitudes and intentions toward guideline implementation. 
Objective
•	To describe how physical and occupational therapists understand, interpret, intend to implement or currently employ the Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations.
•	 To detect the potential barriers and facilitators for the implementation process.
Methods
Sample Size: Maximum 40 participants or till data saturated.
Data Collection: This study proposes using the qualitative method of descriptive content analysis to collect and analyze data throughout two different stages. 1st stage: Semi-structured cognitive interviews will be conducted and recorded with physical and occupational therapists practicing within the arena of stroke rehabilitation. The interview questions will be informed by the components of the theory of planned behavior, including; attitudes, subjective norms andperceived behavioral control as a determinants for therapists’ intention toward implementing a particular clinical guideline. 2nd stage: Determine implementation issues by compiling and analyzing answers to a standardized tool (GLIA: The Guideline Implementability Appraisal) that focuses on implementation of clinical practice guidelines, completed by the same cohort of therapists. 
Data Analysis:
A descriptive approach will be used to summarize the facilitators/barriers for implementing a clinical guidelines described by participants in both the interviews and GLIA. Themes will be compiled reflecting the categories and constructs of GLIA.

THERAPISTS' UNDERSTANDING OF THE CANADIAN BEST PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UPPER EXTREMITY REHABILITATION AFTER STROKE; AND BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS FOR THEIR IMPLEMENTATION