RES-Q+: Connecting hospital care and home recovery after stroke

 Completely the wrong goal from the start; 'care'; NOT RECOVERY! Hospitals should be required to deliver recovery! That is the only goal for all survivors! Don't you try to dissuade your survivors of that 100% GOAL by suggesting anything less just to justify your failures! This is a hospital failure from the start

RES-Q+: Connecting hospital care and home recovery after stroke

The RES-Q+ project, funded by EU Horizon, aims to improve stroke care(NOT RECOVERY!) by combining care(NOT RECOVERY!) quality data, digital technology and artificial intelligence. Building on the global RES-Q registry, an international database that helps hospitals track and improve stroke treatment, RES-Q+ aims to extend this support for stroke survivors beyond their hospital stay. 

One of the innovations of the project is the virtual assistant (VA), a digital tool co-created with stroke survivors, developed to support recovery during the months after leaving hospital.

A digital companion for recovery
Recovery does not end when someone leaves hospital. Many stroke survivors need to take medications, keep an eye on their health and watch for any new symptoms at home, often with only brief and infrequent checkups.  

The VA acts as a friendly, companion that is always available. It helps stroke survivors to: 

• Track blood pressure and other important stroke risk factors 

• Complete short, conversational questionnaires about mobility, mood and daily functioning 

• Keep an overview of medications 

• Store important health documents securely 

• Access trusted, clinician-approved information about stroke and recovery 

The VA is clear about its role. It does not replace medical professionals and does not provide personalised medical advice. When needed, it encourages stroke survivors to contact their healthcare team. 

Why this matters for stroke survivors 

Checkups after a stroke are often limited in time and important changes can happen between appointments. By collecting and summarising information for health care(NOT RECOVERY!) professionals through the RES-Q platform, the VA helps connect what happens at home with what is discussed in meetings with health care(NOT RECOVERY!) teams. 

For people recovering from stroke, this means a smoother process that is more joined-up, with fewer things getting lost or forgotten and more meaningful conversations with their health care(NOT RECOVERY!) team. By helping people feel less alone once the leave the hospital, the VA can support safer recovery and boost confidence during their life after stroke. 

Hendrik Knoche, project co-leader at Aalborg University, says:

“We developed the virtual assistant together with stroke survivors and clinicians to address real challenges after discharge. By capturing what happens between appointments and presenting it clearly to doctors, the tool helps make follow-up visits more meaningful and better informed.”

Arlene Wilkie, Director General of SAFE, says:

“Stroke recovery does not end when a stroke survivor leaves hospital. By connecting home recovery with hospital checkups,clinical follow-up, the virtual assistant helps ensure that no important details or changes are missed. This is an important step towards more personalisedand joined up stroke care(NOT RECOVERY!).”