Lifestyle Compass
A structured tool to help patients and clinical teams identify lifestyle strengths, risk-relevant behaviours and practical prevention priorities after TIA or stroke.
Lifestyle Compass is a digital lifestyle assessment and personalised prevention-support tool for clinical teams caring for people who have had a TIA or stroke.
It helps patients and clinicians identify which lifestyle factors may be most relevant to future vascular risk and supports more focused, practical prevention conversations.
Lifestyle Compass
Digital lifestyle assessment for TIA and stroke prevention
Lifestyle Compass helps people who have had a TIA or minor stroke complete a structured lifestyle assessment covering diet, physical activity, sleep, stress, smoking, alcohol and social connection.
The output helps patients and clinicians identify strengths, priorities and areas where further support may be useful.
Why Lifestyle Assessment Matters After TIA or Stroke
Lifestyle is important after TIA or stroke, but it is difficult to assess properly in a short appointment.
In many cases clinicians feel uncertain around how to have such conversations within the timeframe of consultations, meaning these conversations either don't happen, or are not consistent in quality.
If they do happen, patients may be given very generic advice such as 'try to lose weight;' but clinical teams may not have the skills to empower patients with behaviour change within the constraints of a clinic appointment.
Lifestyle Compass streamlines and facilitates that discussion.
What Lifestyle Compass Explores
Lifestyle Compass takes a structured look at the lifestyle factors that are known to influence future cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk. These include areas such as nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress, smoking, alcohol and social connection - all of which may affect blood pressure, metabolic health, vascular function, inflammation and long-term risk.
Rather than offering generic lifestyle advice, Lifestyle Compass helps create a clearer picture of the individual patient’s current lifestyle context. This allows the most relevant opportunities for prevention to be identified and discussed in a more personalised and practical way.
The personalised summary is designed to help patients and clinicians move from broad lifestyle advice towards clearer prevention priorities. It can support conversations about which areas may be most worth addressing, what feels realistic for the patient, and where additional support or local signposting may be useful.
The aim is not to overwhelm patients with information, but to help them understand where lifestyle change may have the greatest relevance to their future vascular health, and to support a more focused, constructive conversation after TIA or stroke.
Supporting Personalised Prevention Conversations
Lifestyle Compass does not replace clinical judgement, medical treatment or specialist advice. It helps bring relevant lifestyle information into the consultation in a structured way, so clinicians can have a more focused and personalised discussion.
PILOT LIFESTYLE COMPASS WITHIN YOUR STROKE SERVICE
Lifestyle Compass is available for discussion with services interested in testing a structured lifestyle assessment within TIA, stroke or cardiovascular prevention pathways. If you would like to explore whether a small pilot could be useful within your service, please get in touch to discuss options.