Knowledge of Stroke Risk Factors and Warning Signs in Ireland: Development and Application of the Stroke Awareness Questionnaire (SAQ)

Hickey, Anne; Holly, Deirdre; McGee, Hannah; Conroy, Ronán; Shelley, Emer

doi:10.1111/j.1747-4949.2011.00698.x

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“…Our findings were encouraging, with 92% of all staff displaying adequate stroke knowledge regardless of professional role, which is higher than previous reports. 9 Interestingly, the most commonly identified stroke symptoms reflected those advertised by public stroke education campaigns, 7 suggesting that concerted efforts to educate the public using mass media may also impact on those in healthcare facilities. As this was a single-site survey, the results may not be generalizable to other institutions, and future work with a larger sample is recommended.…”

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“…The development of this tool has been previously described. 7 When used previously with the general population, adequate stroke knowledge was defined as naming ≥2 stroke symptoms. In this sample in the hospital setting with professional training and experience, stricter criteria for adequate stroke knowledge was applied, defined as naming ≥3 warning signs of stroke,…”

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“…It has been suggested that ≤15% of IHS cases suitable for thrombolysis were denied treatment because of delays in diagnosis. 6 Public awareness of stroke symptoms has improved in the past decade owing to ongoing public education initiatives 7 ; however, there are limited data examining stroke knowledge among hospital staff. Analysis of US stroke registry data highlighted that evaluation times for IHS remains twice the recommended times, and further investigation of the reasons for these delays in IHS is needed.…”

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Background and Purpose— In-hospital stroke is associated with slower access to thrombolysis than community-occurring stroke. It has been suggested that lack of knowledge regarding appropriate stroke response among hospital staff may contribute to delays in referral, assessment, and treatment of in-hospital stroke. Method— A survey was conducted among hospital ward staff members using the Stroke Awareness Questionnaire, which was adapted for use among hospital staff to assess their knowledge of stroke symptoms, acute treatments, and hospital protocols for treatment of stroke. Results— Ninety-six staff members were interviewed, 81% of whom were clinical staff (medical, nursing, allied health professionals). Ninety-two percent of staff could name ≥3 stroke symptoms. Only 49% of staff were aware of thrombolysis treatment, and only 48% could identify the time window for thrombolysis administration, with staff from stroke-related specialties likely to name thrombolysis as an acute treatment for stroke (71%; odds ratio =3.36, 95% confidence interval 1.17–9.61) and identify the correct treatment window (71%; odds ratio =3.55, 95% confidence interval 1.24–10.16). Only 52% of staff on general wards were aware of an in-hospital stroke protocol. Conclusions— Hospital staff had adequate knowledge of stroke signs and symptoms; however, there was low awareness of thrombolysis therapy and its correct treatment time window among hospital staff. Targeted educational programmes among hospital staff regarding stroke are required to optimize acute stroke care.

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“…뇌졸중 지식과 관련하여 연 령 [8,10,14,17], 성별 [14], 교육정도 [8,17], 결혼상태 [14], 월수입 [8,9], 거 주지역 [10], 직업 [9], 당뇨병 유무 [17] www.kan.or.kr 김현경·정석희·강현철 Figure 1. Decision-tree model to identify the subgroups with lower levels of knowledge of risk factors for stroke.…”

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연구의 필요성한국인의Purpose: This study was performed to explore levels of stroke knowledge and identify subgroups with lower levels of stroke knowledge among adults in Korea. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was used and data were collected in 2012. A national sample of 990 Koreans aged 20 to 74 years participated in this study. Knowledge of risk factors, warning signs, and first action for stroke were surveyed using face-to-face interviews. Descriptive statistics and decision tree analysis were performed using SPSS WIN 20.0 and Answer Tree 3.1. Results: Mean score for stroke risk factor knowledge was 7.7 out of 10. The least recognized risk factor was diabetes and four subgroups with lower levels of knowledge were identified. Score for knowledge of stroke warning signs was 3.6 out of 6. The least recognized warning sign was sudden severe headache and six subgroups with lower levels of knowledge were identified. The first action for stroke was recognized by 65.7 percent of participants and four subgroups with lower levels of knowledge were identified. Conclusion: Multi-faceted education should be designed to improve stroke knowledge among Korean adults, particularly focusing on subgroups with lower levels of knowledge and less recognition of items in this study.

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“…A incapacidade de reconhecer os sinais de alerta de AVC e demora na procura de assistência médica para os sintomas reconhecidos contribuem negativamente na recuperação dos indivíduos acometidos 12 .…”

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ResumoIntrodução: o Acidente Vascular Cerebral (AVC) representa a terceira causa de morte em vários países e a principal causa de incapacidade física. Objetivo: avaliar o grau de conhecimento dos pacientes com AVC sobre a patologia. Metodologia: o estudo foi do tipo transversal e a amostra foi de conveniência, sendo composta de 53 pacientes crônicos de AVC. Os pacientes foram avaliados através de questionários, observando-se os aspectos sócio-demográficos e clínicos. Quanto ao conhecimento da patologia foi questionado sobre o significado da sigla, os principais sinais e sintomas, os tipos de AVC e as complicações.

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Knowledge of Stroke Risk Factors and Warning Signs in Ireland: Development and Application of the Stroke Awareness Questionnaire (SAQ)

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