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Knowledge of ischemic stroke risk factors and warning signs after a health education program by medical students.

Eugenio Gutiérrez-Jiménez1, Fernando Góngora-Rivera, Héctor R Martínez, Juan M Escamilla-Garza, Héctor Jorge Villarreal.   

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BACKGROUND AND
PURPOSE: A delay in recognizing early warning signs (WS) and risk factors (RF) of ischemic stroke causes a delay in treatment. We evaluated knowledge of RF and WS and the impact of an educational program by medical students.
METHODS: We first surveyed individuals to determine knowledge of WS and RF. Then, after a 6-month education program, knowledge was reassessed. The questionnaire included sociodemographic and comorbidity data. A χ(2) and Mann-Whitney U test, as well as a multivariate logistic regression analysis to determine variables associated with knowledge, were used.
RESULTS: We performed 329 baseline and 355 posteducation surveys. Initially, 57.1% mentioned at least 1 RF; this later increased to 65.9%. Mentions of obesity, dyslipidemias, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus increased significantly. With regard to WS, 37.6% mentioned at least 1, which increased to 48.1% who mentioned weakness in 1 limb, in half the body, severe headache, and altered vision. Educational level (OR, 2.53; 95% CI, 1.42-4.53; P=0.001), employment (OR, 1.72; 95% CI, 1.08-2.74; P=0.021), a family history of brain infarction (OR, 2.35; 95% CI, 1.35-4.11; P=0.02), obesity (OR, 1.63; 95% CI, 1.026-2.6; P=0.038), and having received information in the last 6 months (OR, 2.7; 95% CI, 1.51-4.83; P=0.001) were associated with a better understanding of RF and WS.
CONCLUSIONS: The educational program was cost-effective and had a positive impact on knowledge of RF and WS of ischemic stroke. More education programs are required to improve knowledge of ischemic stroke.

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Year:  2011        PMID: 21393588     DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.597062

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Stroke        ISSN: 0039-2499            Impact factor:   7.914


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Review 1.  Stroke knowledge in Spanish-speaking populations.

Authors:  Maximiliano A Hawkes; Sebastián F Ameriso; Joshua Z Willey
Journal:  Neuroepidemiology       Date:  2015-04-09       Impact factor: 3.282

2.  Effect of a comprehensive health education program on pre-hospital delay intentions in high-risk stroke population and caregivers.

Authors:  Li Yang; Qiuli Zhao; Xuemei Zhu; Xiaoying Shen; Yulan Zhu; Liu Yang; Wei Gao; Minghui Li
Journal:  Qual Life Res       Date:  2017-04-11       Impact factor: 4.147

Review 3.  Health Literacy and Cardiovascular Disease: Fundamental Relevance to Primary and Secondary Prevention: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.

Authors:  Jared W Magnani; Mahasin S Mujahid; Herbert D Aronow; Crystal W Cené; Victoria Vaughan Dickson; Edward Havranek; Lewis B Morgenstern; Michael K Paasche-Orlow; Amy Pollak; Joshua Z Willey
Journal:  Circulation       Date:  2018-06-04       Impact factor: 29.690

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