Expected Health Benefits as the Ultimate Outcome of Information Available on Stroke Engine, a Knowledge Translation Stroke Rehabilitation Website: Web-Based Survey.
Annie Rochette, Aliki Thomas, Nancy M Salbach and 6 others
PMID 37155228WHAT IT FOUND
Stroke Engine users reported finding information relevant and learning something new.
Some reported intending to use it and expecting health benefits, but this was a voluntary website survey, not proof that reading it improves stroke care.
Key findings
01Assessment approach was the main topic searched by health professionals (1838/3364, 54.64%) and students (1228/2437, 50.39%), while general stroke rehabilitation information was top-ranked for individuals with stroke (45/76, 59%) and relatives (57/91, 63%).
02Intention to use was 42.91% among health professionals and 18.44% among students for a specific patient, while 89% of individuals with stroke and 92% of relatives said they would use the information.
03Expected health benefits were reported by 998 of 2159 respondents (46.23%), and improvement in health or well-being was the top-ranked expected benefit.
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
The sample was a voluntary convenience sample of website visitors, so it may not represent all Stroke Engine users. Most respondents were health professionals or students, and only 187 responses came from individuals with stroke or their relatives. The survey reports self-perceptions and expected benefits, not measured implementation or actual patient outcomes. Respondents could complete the survey more than once, and the invitation pop-up may have affected who responded. Free-text comments could not be analysed separately by respondent type. The authors who run the website evaluated feedback about that website.
Declared interests
The first author leads the Stroke Engine website, and several coauthors are members of the research team that created and maintains it. The paper says the website originally received research funding from national agencies but does not have access to current funding programs to ensure updates.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that Stroke Engine improves patient outcomes. The survey reports what users expected after looking at the website, not measured clinical results, and the sample was voluntary and mostly health professionals or students.