Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Brown, LisaStreet, TamsynAdonis, AdineJohnston, Therese E.Ferrante, SimonaBurridge, Jane H.Bulley, Catherine2023-02-092023-02-092023-01-262022-10-05Brown, L., Street, T., Adonis, A., Johnston, T.E., Ferrante, S., Burridge, J.H. and Bulley, C. (2023) ‘Implementing functional electrical stimulation clinical practice guidelines to support mobility: A stakeholder consultation’, Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 4, p. 1062356. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2023.1062356.https://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/12817https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2023.1062356From Frontiers via Jisc Publications RouterHistory: received 2022-10-05, collection 2023, accepted 2023-01-09, epub 2023-01-26Peer reviewed: TrueAcknowledgements: Acknowledgments: The International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS) and the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists interested in Neurology (ACPIN) are acknowledged for support in setting up workshops and encouraging participation from their members.Publication status: PublishedFunctional Electrical Stimulation (FES) has been used to support mobility for people with upper motor neuron conditions such as stroke and multiple sclerosis for over 25 years. Recent development and publication of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) provide evidence to guide clinical decision making for application of FES to improve mobility. Understanding key barriers to the implementation of these CPGs is a critical initial step necessary to create tailored knowledge translation strategies. A public involvement and engagement consultation was conducted with international stakeholders including researchers, clinicians and engineers working with FES to inform implementation strategies for CPG use internationally. Reflexive thematic analysis of the consultation transcripts revealed themes including inconsistent use of CPGs, barriers to implementation such as limited access to FES and low clinician confidence, and the need for a tiered education approach with ongoing support. Insights derived from this consultation will inform the development of knowledge translation strategies to support the next steps to implementing FES use for mobility.Licence for this article: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/© 2023 Brown, Street, Adonis, Johnston, Ferrante, Burridge and Bulley. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Rehabilitation SciencesClinical practice guidelinesFunctional electrical stimulationUpper motor neuron conditionsNeurorehabilitationRehabilitationother2023-02-09