Creation and pilot testing of StrokEngine: A stroke rehabilitation intervention website for clinicians and families

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 329-333

  Korner Bitensky, Nicol ^a,f   Roy, Marc André ^b   Teasell, Robert ^c   Kloda, Lorie ^d   Storr, Caroline ^a   Asseraf Pasin, Liliane ^a   Menon, Anita ^e  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f CENTRE FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION OF GREATER MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Critical appraisal; Databases; Decision support systems; Evidence based practice; Factual; Health literacy; Information dissemination; Knowledge translation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVENTION STUDY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CARE; SEARCH ENGINE;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STROKE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 43749110115     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0177     Document Type: Article

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