Facilitators, Barriers, and Possible Solutions to Improve the Quality of Counselling in Patients With Cerebrovascular Diseases: A Descriptive Qualitative Study

To improve the quality of counselling, new digital counselling solutions need to be developed. Solutions should be high-quality, consider the special needs of patients with cerebrovascular diseases, ease the process of information exchange between stakeholders and facilitate the workflow of healthcare professionals. Patients' access to health-related information, availability of electronic devices, patients' eHealth literacy skills and healthcare professionals' counselling skills should be supported to reduce the burden of stroke.