Knowledge on Signs and Risk Factors in Stroke Patients
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Soto Cámara, Raúl; González Bernal, Jerónimo J.; González Santos, Josefa; Aguilar Parra, José Manuel; Trigueros, Rubén; [et al.]Date
2020-08-07Abstract
Background: There is a pressing need to contribute evidence to the improvement in the early identification of signs and symptoms associated with strokes, and address the treatment-seeking delays. The objective of this study is to describe the knowledge regarding the warning signs and risk factors (RFs) among stroke patients, as well as of their attitudes toward a suspected event, and the analysis of its possible relationship with the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of these patients. Method: A cross-sectional study was designed, in which all stroke patients admitted consecutively to the Burgos University Hospital (Spain) were included. The principal outcomes were the patient’s ability to identify two RFs and two warning signs and the patient’s hypothetical response to a possible stroke event. The possible factors associated with the knowledge of warning signs, RFs, and the correct response to a new event were studied using univariate and multivariate regression analysis....
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stroke
risk factor
knowledge
signs
health education