Abstract
A clinical audit is a tool that allows the evaluation of and improvement in the quality of stroke care processes. Fast, high-quality care and preventive interventions can reduce the negative impact of stroke. This review was conducted on studies investigating the effectiveness of clinical audits to improve the quality of stroke rehabilitation and stroke prevention. We reviewed clinical trials involving stroke patients. Our search was performed on PubMed databases, Web of Science, and Cochrane library databases. Of the 2543 initial studies, 10 studies met the inclusion criteria. Studies showed that an audit brought an improvement in rehabilitation processes when it included a team of experts, an active training phase with facilitators, and short-term feedback. In contrast, studies looking at an audit in stroke prevention showed contradictory results. A clinical audit highlights any deviations from clinical best practices in order to identify the causes of inefficient procedures so that changes can be implemented to improve the care system. In the rehabilitation phase, the audit is effective for improving the quality of care processes.
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