Perspectives of healthcare professionals on the purpose, design and content of a health communication passport for stroke

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dc.check.date2026-11-01en
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dc.contributor.authorO'Leary, Normaen
dc.contributor.authorBarrett, Anneen
dc.contributor.authorKelly, Helenen
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-24T14:54:46Z
dc.date.available2025-11-24T14:54:46Z
dc.date.issued2025-11-01en
dc.description.abstractIntroduction The Irish National Stroke Strategy (2022-2027) (Health Service Executive (HSE), 2022) has recommended the introduction of a Stroke Passport. The Stroke Passport aims to streamline the transition from acute care to community care for stroke patients and their family/caregivers. However, the perspectives of Healthcare Professionals (HCPs), on the purpose, design, format, and content of a Stroke Passport are not yet known. Methods Focus groups were conducted with HCPs who worked in an acute stroke ward, an Early Supported Discharge (ESD) team, or both. Interview data were analysed using Braun & Clark’s (2022) six-step Thematic Analysis framework. Results Twenty-two HCPs took part in one of the four focus groups (acute stroke ward n = 19, ESD n = 3). Four themes and 12 subthemes were generated from the data namely (1) Information provision: Patient Factors, (2) Information provision: External Factors, (3) Benefits and usability of a Stroke Passport and (4) Logistics of Implementation. Conclusion The provision of a resource such as a Stroke Passport was considered an asset to patient care. However, greater attention to addressing current gaps in the Irish healthcare system, particularly digital infrastructure, during the transition from hospital to home is required. These findings have international relevance, particularly for nations facing similar barriers to healthcare digitalisation.en
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dc.identifier.citationO’ Leary, N., Barrett, A. and Kelly, H. (2025) 'Perspectives of healthcare professionals on the purpose, design and content of a health communication passport for stroke', Disability and Rehabilitation, pp. 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2582178en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09638288.2025.2582178en
dc.identifier.eissn1464-5165en
dc.identifier.endpage19en
dc.identifier.issn0963-8288en
dc.identifier.journaltitleDisability and Rehabilitationen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/18264
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen
dc.rights© 2025, Informa UK limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an item published by Taylor & Francis in Disability and Rehabilitation on 01 November 2025, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2582178en
dc.subjectStrokeen
dc.subjectInformation provisionen
dc.subjectStroke educationen
dc.subjectStroke passporten
dc.subjectHCP perspectivesen
dc.subjectCo-designen
dc.titlePerspectives of healthcare professionals on the purpose, design and content of a health communication passport for strokeen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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