Stroke in Saudi Arabia

Rajeh, Saad Al; Awada, A.

doi:10.1159/000047738

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“…There is a lack of data on stroke prevalence, incidence, and stroke subtypes. The data available are from hospital-based studies and small community surveys that can hardly be applied to a country or region as a whole [14][15][16][17] .…”

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“…The available stroke data suggest that the incidence of stroke is low in the GCC countries compared with industrialized countries, but the morbidity and mortality rates are similar [14,15,18] . The incidence of stroke has been estimated at 73/100,000 in Qatar, at 43/100,000 in Saudi Arabia and at 27/100,000 in Kuwait, and no significant data are available for Oman, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates [14,15,[17][18][19] .…”

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“…The incidence of stroke has been estimated at 73/100,000 in Qatar, at 43/100,000 in Saudi Arabia and at 27/100,000 in Kuwait, and no significant data are available for Oman, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates [14,15,[17][18][19] . The overall distribution of stroke types is similar to that of Western populations except for the relatively high frequency of strokes in the young and the high prevalence of diabetes mellitus as a risk factor [14,15,19] .…”

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The Level of Awareness of Stroke Risk Factors and Symptoms in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: Gulf Cooperation Council Stroke Awareness Study

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Objective: To assess the knowledge of stroke in the general public in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Background: The Arabian Gulf is a rapidly developing part of the world with major changes in the lifestyle that can increase the risk of stroke. To design effective stroke treatment and prevention strategies, an assessment of the public knowledge of stroke is required. Methods: A cross-sectional community-based survey was conducted at primary health care centers (PHCs), in urban and semi-urban areas, of the GCC countries (Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Oman) on the level of stroke awareness in the general public. Health care workers completed 3,750 face-to-face interviews. Results: 1,089 (29.0%) were familiar with the term ‘stroke’, and 29.3% considered the age group 30–50 at the highest risk for stroke. The commonest risk factors identified were hypertension (23.1%) and smoking (27.3%). People who did not know the term stroke had a higher incidence of diabetes, hypertension, and had more than one risk factor (p < 0.05). The most frequently identified stroke symptoms were weakness (23%) and speech problems (21.7%). Of those who recognized stroke, blockage of blood vessels was identified as the commonest cause of stroke (22%) followed by tension/worrying (20%). Doctors and nurses were regarded as the best source of stroke information (70%). In the univariate comparison, younger age (p < 0.001), higher level of education (p < 0.001), and female gender (p = 0.008) better predicted stroke recognition. In a multivariate logistic regression analysis, the level of education, monthly income and smoking were independent variables predicting stroke knowledge. Conclusion: The majority of the patients had not even heard the term stroke. Stroke knowledge was poorest among the groups that were at the highest risk for stroke. Stroke education has to focus on the high-risk groups, particularly the younger population. The health care workers at the PHCs and hospitals will need instructions on providing stroke information to the public. The level of knowledge of stroke risk factors and symptoms emphasizes the need for stroke education efforts in the community.

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The Level of Awareness of Stroke Risk Factors and Symptoms in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: Gulf Cooperation Council Stroke Awareness Study

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“…In a review paper on strokes in Saudi Arabia the authors stated that the incidence and prevalence of strokes were low when compared to those reported from Western countries but this could be largely explained by age differences. 26 The frequency of freedom from stroke symptoms, however, was higher in females than males. Similar findings were reported by others.…”

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Stroke-free status and depression scores among Saudi dialysis patients

Sheayria¹,

Karkar

Almenawi

et al. 2015

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Background: To assess the prevalence of stroke symptoms and depression among Saudi dialysis patients and related factors. Methods: This is a cross-sectional multicentre study of Saudi dialysis patients. Demographics, clinical and laboratory's data were collected. Freedom from stroke symptoms was assessed using the Questionnaire for Verifying Stroke-Free Status and depression using the Geriatric Depression Scale. Results: Five-hundred and forty-nine patients (77.3% response rate); 94.6% were receiving hemodialysis and 5.4% peritoneal dialysis were included in the study. Freedom from stroke was reported in 76.6% of patients, was higher in females (p ¼ 0.07), and was not affected by the presence of diabetes mellitus coronary artery disease or peripheral vascular disease. However, it was significantly lower in hypertensive patients (p ¼ 0.035) and was not affected by age, dialysis duration, Kt/V, albumin or hemoglobin levels. It was, however, more prevalent in the non-depressed patients compared to depressed patients (p ¼ 0.036). Mild and major depression scores were noted in 45.2% and 6.1%, respectively; the depression score being significantly higher in HD than in PD patients (6.3 ± 3.4 vs. 5.0 ± 3.2 p ¼ 0.049) but was not related to sex, employment, vascular access type, age, dialysis duration, Kt/V or serum albumin or hemoglobin levels. Conclusion: A quarter of the patients were not stroke symptom-free and these were more likely the depressed patients, in females, but significantly less in hypertensive patients. Almost half of the patients were depressed with 6.1% having major depression. The depression score was significantly higher in HD than in PD patients.

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“…However, the high prevalence of diabetes mellitus as a risk factor were quite distinctive. Undetected and untreated hypertension and a low frequency of cigarette smoking in the stroke-prone age group could be one explanation of these findings [6]. Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder.…”

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