Stroke awareness among cardiovascular disease patients
Autor(a) principal: | |
---|---|
Data de Publicação: | 2008 |
Outros Autores: | , , |
Tipo de documento: | Artigo |
Idioma: | eng |
Título da fonte: | Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online) |
Texto Completo: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000200013 |
Resumo: | BACKGROUND: The early recognition of stroke signs and symptoms is of great relevance concerning the outcome, since it enhances the chances of thrombolytic therapy use. PURPOSE: To compare the knowledge of stroke among a community-based sample and patients treated in a cardiologic clinic. METHOD: We applied a questionnaire during one morning to people who were walking in a park (Pa) and spontaneously stopped at a health tent and during one week to patients of a cardiologic clinic (Ca). The survey assessed demographic details, awareness of stroke symptoms and signs, risk factors and general concepts of stroke. RESULTS: A total of 222 questionnaires were answered, 109 by the cardiologic clinic group and 113 by the park group. The park group recognized better three associated symptoms: headache (Ca: 39%; Pa: 61%; p: 0.001), loss of vision (Ca: 15.8%; Pa: 30.9%; p: 0.007) and unilateral paralysis/weakness (Ca: 26%; Pa: 41%; p: 0.026). The park group recognized better 3 risk factors: diabetes (Ca: 22.9%; Pa: 37.2%; p: 0.021), smoking (Ca: 51.4%; Pa: 67.2%; p: 0.011) and high cholesterol (Ca: 54.1%; Pa: 69.9%; p: 0.015). CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that patients treated in a cardiologic clinic do not show a better knowledge of stroke when compared to a community-based sample. Campaigns to increase stroke knowledge can have a great impact on public health, especially among enhanced risk groups, such as cardiovascular patients. |
id |
ABNEURO-1_24c0aa110cd9da984a12ab10115f8e55 |
---|---|
oai_identifier_str |
oai:scielo:S0004-282X2008000200013 |
network_acronym_str |
ABNEURO-1 |
network_name_str |
Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online) |
repository_id_str |
|
spelling |
Stroke awareness among cardiovascular disease patientsstroke awarenesspublic perceptionlay knowledgeBACKGROUND: The early recognition of stroke signs and symptoms is of great relevance concerning the outcome, since it enhances the chances of thrombolytic therapy use. PURPOSE: To compare the knowledge of stroke among a community-based sample and patients treated in a cardiologic clinic. METHOD: We applied a questionnaire during one morning to people who were walking in a park (Pa) and spontaneously stopped at a health tent and during one week to patients of a cardiologic clinic (Ca). The survey assessed demographic details, awareness of stroke symptoms and signs, risk factors and general concepts of stroke. RESULTS: A total of 222 questionnaires were answered, 109 by the cardiologic clinic group and 113 by the park group. The park group recognized better three associated symptoms: headache (Ca: 39%; Pa: 61%; p: 0.001), loss of vision (Ca: 15.8%; Pa: 30.9%; p: 0.007) and unilateral paralysis/weakness (Ca: 26%; Pa: 41%; p: 0.026). The park group recognized better 3 risk factors: diabetes (Ca: 22.9%; Pa: 37.2%; p: 0.021), smoking (Ca: 51.4%; Pa: 67.2%; p: 0.011) and high cholesterol (Ca: 54.1%; Pa: 69.9%; p: 0.015). CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that patients treated in a cardiologic clinic do not show a better knowledge of stroke when compared to a community-based sample. Campaigns to increase stroke knowledge can have a great impact on public health, especially among enhanced risk groups, such as cardiovascular patients.Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO2008-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000200013Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.66 n.2a 2008reponame:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)instname:Academia Brasileira de Neurologiainstacron:ABNEURO10.1590/S0004-282X2008000200013info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCoelho,Rodolfo de SouzaFreitas,Wladimir Magalhães deCampos,Geniberto PaivaTeixeira,Ricardo Afonsoeng2008-06-02T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0004-282X2008000200013Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/anphttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revista.arquivos@abneuro.org1678-42270004-282Xopendoar:2008-06-02T00:00Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online) - Academia Brasileira de Neurologiafalse |
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv |
Stroke awareness among cardiovascular disease patients |
title |
Stroke awareness among cardiovascular disease patients |
spellingShingle |
Stroke awareness among cardiovascular disease patients Coelho,Rodolfo de Souza stroke awareness public perception lay knowledge |
title_short |
Stroke awareness among cardiovascular disease patients |
title_full |
Stroke awareness among cardiovascular disease patients |
title_fullStr |
Stroke awareness among cardiovascular disease patients |
title_full_unstemmed |
Stroke awareness among cardiovascular disease patients |
title_sort |
Stroke awareness among cardiovascular disease patients |
author |
Coelho,Rodolfo de Souza |
author_facet |
Coelho,Rodolfo de Souza Freitas,Wladimir Magalhães de Campos,Geniberto Paiva Teixeira,Ricardo Afonso |
author_role |
author |
author2 |
Freitas,Wladimir Magalhães de Campos,Geniberto Paiva Teixeira,Ricardo Afonso |
author2_role |
author author author |
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv |
Coelho,Rodolfo de Souza Freitas,Wladimir Magalhães de Campos,Geniberto Paiva Teixeira,Ricardo Afonso |
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv |
stroke awareness public perception lay knowledge |
topic |
stroke awareness public perception lay knowledge |
description |
BACKGROUND: The early recognition of stroke signs and symptoms is of great relevance concerning the outcome, since it enhances the chances of thrombolytic therapy use. PURPOSE: To compare the knowledge of stroke among a community-based sample and patients treated in a cardiologic clinic. METHOD: We applied a questionnaire during one morning to people who were walking in a park (Pa) and spontaneously stopped at a health tent and during one week to patients of a cardiologic clinic (Ca). The survey assessed demographic details, awareness of stroke symptoms and signs, risk factors and general concepts of stroke. RESULTS: A total of 222 questionnaires were answered, 109 by the cardiologic clinic group and 113 by the park group. The park group recognized better three associated symptoms: headache (Ca: 39%; Pa: 61%; p: 0.001), loss of vision (Ca: 15.8%; Pa: 30.9%; p: 0.007) and unilateral paralysis/weakness (Ca: 26%; Pa: 41%; p: 0.026). The park group recognized better 3 risk factors: diabetes (Ca: 22.9%; Pa: 37.2%; p: 0.021), smoking (Ca: 51.4%; Pa: 67.2%; p: 0.011) and high cholesterol (Ca: 54.1%; Pa: 69.9%; p: 0.015). CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that patients treated in a cardiologic clinic do not show a better knowledge of stroke when compared to a community-based sample. Campaigns to increase stroke knowledge can have a great impact on public health, especially among enhanced risk groups, such as cardiovascular patients. |
publishDate |
2008 |
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv |
2008-06-01 |
dc.type.driver.fl_str_mv |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
dc.type.status.fl_str_mv |
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
format |
article |
status_str |
publishedVersion |
dc.identifier.uri.fl_str_mv |
http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000200013 |
url |
http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000200013 |
dc.language.iso.fl_str_mv |
eng |
language |
eng |
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv |
10.1590/S0004-282X2008000200013 |
dc.rights.driver.fl_str_mv |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
eu_rights_str_mv |
openAccess |
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv |
text/html |
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv |
Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO |
publisher.none.fl_str_mv |
Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO |
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv |
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.66 n.2a 2008 reponame:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online) instname:Academia Brasileira de Neurologia instacron:ABNEURO |
instname_str |
Academia Brasileira de Neurologia |
instacron_str |
ABNEURO |
institution |
ABNEURO |
reponame_str |
Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online) |
collection |
Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online) |
repository.name.fl_str_mv |
Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online) - Academia Brasileira de Neurologia |
repository.mail.fl_str_mv |
||revista.arquivos@abneuro.org |
_version_ |
1754212763764260864 |