How accessible are the websites of health services for people who have had a stroke?
Health services should take concerted steps towards ensuring that their websites are accessible for all healthcare consumers, including people with language, cognitive and visual processing impairments, which are common after stroke. Online service information provides a key role in enabling stroke survivors to access information and make decisions about their healthcare.
Authors
- Emma Power (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5204-322X)
- Tanya Rose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5357-8426)
- Brooke Parsons
- Sophie Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8622-5507)
- Melita J. Giummarra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7839-6058)
- Natasha Anne Lannin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2066-8345)
Institutions
- University of Technology Sydney (AU)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- Austin Hospital (AU)
- Ambulance Victoria (AU)
- Alfred Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Equity in Health
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02459-6
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Digital Accessibility for Disabilities
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 56.59
Funders
- Australian Government
- National Heart Foundation of Australia