Lack of research about how to implement evidence-based stroke rehabilitation

What is it about?

Many people with stroke do not receive treatments that reduce disability and maximise function. We looked at what is being published in journals for stroke and rehabilitation clinicians and found that there is a lot of work being done to understand what happens after a stroke and to develop and test new treatments, but hardly any research is being done to develop or test ways to help clinicians deliver these most up-to-date and effective treatments to patients.

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Why is it important?

Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that people receiving health care do not always receive the most up-to-date, cost-effective and clinically effective treatments. Our review highlights that less than 3% of research published in leading stroke and rehabilitation journals is focused on the delivery of evidence-based treatments in clinical settings. We discuss that much more research needs to be funded, conducted and published about how to effectively implement evidence-based treatments into clinical settings, so patients with stroke actually benefit from the research that is being, and has been, conducted.

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