Mar 20, 2026
The European RES-Q+ research project aims to improve stroke care by combining the global RES-Q registry, an international database tracking stroke care to improve treatment quality, with digital tools and artificial intelligence.
As part of this work, stroke survivors and clinicians have co-developed a virtual assistant (VA) to support survivors after they leave hospital.
The VA will help them track important health issues (such as blood pressure), track what medicine to take when, store key documents and invite users to complete short questionnaires while providing summaries to healthcare professionals to support smoother and more joined up hospital checkups.
By strengthening the connection between hospital care and home recovery, the VA aims to improve the care, support and long-term outcomes for stroke survivors.
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, the virtual assistant helps ensure that no important details or changes are missed. This is an important step towards more personalised and joined up stroke care.”
For more information
- Click to visit the RES-Q+ website: https://www.resqplus.eu
RES-Q+ has received funding from the European Union under grant agreement No 101057603.
Mar 14, 2025
On Brain Awareness Week’s fifth day we are focusing on RES-Q+, an EU Horizon-funded initiative, that will improve stroke care quality by combining artificial intelligence (AI) with stroke data.
Building on the Registry of Stroke Care Quality (RES-Q), which collects stroke care information from over 2,100 hospitals in this project, aims to improve stroke treatment faster, more effective and easier to access.
RES-Q+ will use technology to automatically collect hospital data. AI-powered virtual assistant tools will help doctors assess risks and improve treatment plans. These AI tools, developed with stroke survivors, will also support recovery by tracking progress, providing information and ensuring access to post-stroke care and rehabilitation.
“By involving both patients and clinicians in the development of our tools, we ensure the technology the project develops meets their needs,” says Hendrik Knoche, project co-leader at Aalborg University.
Arlene Wilkie, Director General of the Stroke Alliance for Europe, adds: “This could transform stroke recovery by making follow-up care more personalised and accessible.”
For more information about the project
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Or contact SAFE on research@safestroke.eu
RES-Q+ has received funding from the European Union under grant agreement No 101057603.
Mar 1, 2023
The RES-Q+ project, funded by EU Horizon, aims to improve stroke care by combining care 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 healthcare professionals through the RES-Q platform, the VA helps connect what happens at home with what is discussed in meetings with healthcare 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 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.”
Click to visit the RES-Q+ website
Or contact SAFE on research@safestroke.eu
RES-Q+ has received funding from the European Union under grant agreement No 101057603. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Health and Digital Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them
*RES-Q+ partners
- Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic
- Aalborg University, Denmark
- Charles University, Czechia
- Technical University Dublin, Ireland
- ALANA, Ireland
- Trinity College Dublin
- Ontotext, Bulgaria
- University of Murcia, Spain
- Timelex, Belgium
- Chino.io, Italy
- Masaryk University, Czechia
- Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research, Spain
- Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany
- World Stroke Organisation, Switzerland
- Stroke Alliance for Europe, Belgium
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
- Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Poland
- University Hospital of Bucharest, Romania
- Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment in Neurology and Psychiatry, Bulgaria
- Health Management Institute, Czechia
- University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
- International Clinical Research Center at St. Anne’s University Hospital Brno, Czechia
