The World Stroke Organization (WSO) has launched a global survey to find out how the Post-Stroke Checklist is being used in practice and what is stopping it from being used more widely. SAFE encourages healthcare professionals and stroke support organisations across Europe to take part.
The Post-Stroke Checklist is a validated screening tool that helps professionals and stroke survivors talk through unmet needs at follow-up appointments and when moving between services. It was developed through international collaboration, is endorsed by WSO, and covers the areas of life most affected by stroke: mood and emotional wellbeing, cognition and communication, fatigue and sleep, pain and sensory changes, mobility and daily activities and carer strain and social support.
Yet little is known about how often the checklist is used in routine care, or what helps and hinders its use. The survey, led by WSO’s Stroke Support Organization Committee, aims to close that gap. It will also look at whether the checklist has been translated or adapted for different languages and cultures, a question that matters greatly across Europe’s many health systems.
Who should take part
The survey is open to stroke physicians, rehabilitation professionals, clinical and health system leaders, stroke programme leads, and representatives of stroke organisations worldwide. You don’t need to have used the checklist, the researchers want to hear from regular users, people who have tried it once and people who have never heard of it.
It takes around 15 minutes and asks about your familiarity with the checklist, how it is used in your setting, the barriers and enablers you see, and what would support wider uptake.
Click the link below to take part, it closes on the 30 November 2026.
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