High-quality Health Information Provision for Stroke Patients

• Published in: Chinese medical journal Vol. 129; no. 17; pp. 2115 - 2122
• Main Authors: Du, Hong-Sheng, Ma, Jing-Jian, Li, Mu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Publications 05.09.2016; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies; Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd; Wolters Kluwer
• Subjects: Analysis; Decision making; Health aspects; Health Information Exchange; Health Information; Information Provision; Stroke Patient; Health Records, Personal; Humans; Medical care quality; Review; Stroke; Stroke patients; 个性化需求; 信息需求; 健康; 公共卫生问题; 医疗保健; 患者; 脑卒中; 质量; Health Information; Information Provision; Stroke Patient
• ISSN: 0366-6999; 2542-5641
• DOI: 10.4103/0366-6999.189065

Objective： High-quality information provision can allow stroke patients to effectively participate in healthcare decision-making, better manage the stroke, and make a good recovery. In this study, we reviewed information needs of stroke patients, methods for providing infbnllation to patients, and considerations needed by the information providers. Data Sources： The literature concerning or including information provision for patients with stroke in English was collected from PubMed published from 1990 to 2015. Study Selection： We included all the relevant articles on information provision for stroke patients in English, with no limitation of study design. Results： Stroke is a major public health concern worldwide, ttigh-quality and effective health information provision plays an essential role in helping patients to actively take part in decision-making and healthcare, and empowering them to effectively self-managc their long-standing chronic conditions. Different methods for providing information to patients have their relative merits and suitability, and as a result, the effective strategies taken by health professionals may include providing high-quality information, meeting patients＇ individual needs, using suitable methods in providing information, and maintaining active involvement of patients. Conclusions： It is suggested that to enable stroke patients to access high-quality health information, greater efforts need to be made to ensure patients to receive accurate and current evidence-based information which meets their individual needs. Health professionals should use suitable information delivery methods, and actively involve stroke patients in inforrnation provision.