Adoption of Stroke Rehabilitation Technologies by the User Community: Qualitative Study.
Andrew Kerr, Mark Smith, Lynn Reid and 1 others
PMID 30120086WHAT IT FOUND
Stakeholders agreed 10 priorities for stroke rehabilitation technology and 3 steps to improve adoption: an annual exhibition, a stakeholder network, and a consumer rater website.
Key findings
01A survey produced 137 individual priorities, and 25 ranked priorities were carried into the consensus workshop.
02Workshop delegates reached consensus on 10 priorities for stroke rehabilitation technology and chose not to rank them.
03A second workshop agreed 3 practical steps to improve adoption: an annual exhibition, a stakeholder network, and a consumer rater website.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for PTsWhat it means for OTsWhat it means for SLPs
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What it does not show
The study reports stakeholder priorities and proposed steps, not patient outcomes or tested technology effects. The survey respondent number is not stated, so it is unclear how many stroke survivors, caregivers or professionals contributed the 137 priorities. Workshop delegates were recruited through professional and patient networks and known committee contacts, which may not represent all therapists, patients or caregivers. The final priorities were deliberately not ranked, so the paper does not show which priority matters most in a given clinic. The supplied text does not list the 10 agreed priorities, so their content cannot be checked. The paper includes technology demonstrations and proposed steps, but it does not measure whether any technology changes patient function.
Declared interests
No funding or conflict-of-interest declaration is stated in the supplied text. Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland, a charity, was on the organizing committee and supplied workshop facilitators.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the 10 agreed priorities or the 3 proposed steps as proof that any stroke rehabilitation technology improves patient outcomes. This was a consensus study of stakeholder views, not a test of efficacy.