Personalized Patient and Caregiver Education After Stroke (MyStroke)

This is a randomized pilot trial to evaluate the impact of a customizable stroke education app (vs standard of care discharge education) on patient satisfaction and education retention. The impact of the intervention will be assessed 7, 30, and 90 days post-discharge.

A customized URL-based platform will present brief education videos addressing a patients stroke etiology, risk factors, stroke prevention medications, and post-stroke lifestyle issues. This URL will be made available to the patient and caregiver.

Half of subjects will receive access to a customized app that will include brief educational videos that have been selected for each patient based on their medical history. These videos will address stroke etiology, underlying risk factors, and stroke prevention medications.

Half of subjects will be randomized to receive typical discharge education, per the institutional guidelines for standard of care education for stroke patients.

Likert-style survey assessing patient satisfaction and perception of the stroke education they received.

Validated measure of stroke patient education as it pertains to their stroke etiology and risk factors with scores of 0-10

Inclusion Criteria: Admitted for ischemic stroke At least 18 years old Patient or caregiver has access to a smart phone, tablet or computer Being discharged to either home or acute rehab Exclusion Criteria: Patient or caregivers unable or unwilling to access the customized app with a smartphone, tablet, or computer Being discharged to a skilled nursing facility moderate-to-severe aphasia at the time of enrollment (as per NIHSS scoring) if patient is being enrolled without a caregiver