Patients participating in stroke research value forming relationships and visualizing real-world impact
New University of Cincinnati research found participants in stroke rehabilitation research prefer an approach that prioritizes shared decision-making, peer relationships and a focus on what they can accomplish over one that emphasizes their deficits.
A University of Cincinnati study reveals that stroke rehabilitation research participants value forming relationships, shared decision-making, and seeing real-world impact over studies that focus solely on their deficits. Led by Dr. Sarah Schwab-Farrell, the research emphasizes the importance of integrating peer relationships into study designs, as stroke can alter support networks.
Participants also appreciate being fully informed about study benefits and relevance, as well as being the focus of studies that prioritize abilities rather than just deficits. The researchers plan to design a physical or occupational therapy study based on these findings, involving co-researchers with stroke experience in every aspect from question development to dissemination.
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