Raúl Soto-Cámara1, Josefa González-Santos2, Jerónimo González-Berna2, José M Trejo-Gabriel-Galán3. 1. Servicio de Emergencias Sanitarias de Castilla y LeónSACYL, Burgos, España. Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Burgos, Burgos, España. 2. Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Burgos, Burgos, España. 3. Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, España.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To identify factors related to a rapid response to the onset of symptoms and a call for help for patients with ischemic stroke. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Observational cross-sectional study of all patients with ischemic stroke admitted consecutively to Hospital Universitario de Burgos in Spain during 1 year. We collected sociodemographic, clinical, behavioral, cognitive, and contextual data for all patients and applied uni- and multivariate analysis to explore possible associations with the patient's response time. RESULTS: A total of 425 patients were included. The mean patient response time was 140.00 minutes. Patient delay accounted for 72.6% of the total prehospital response time. Factors associated with a rapid call for help were the presence of an accompanying person (OR, 9.57; 95% CI, 3.89-23.52), daytime onset of symptoms (OR, 8.77; 3.40- 22.63), patient knowledge of how to act in case of stroke symptoms (OR, 3.84; 2.77-7.09), first medical contact through the public health system's emergency medical service (OR, 3.03; 1.62-5.68), patient perception of symptoms as severe or very severe (OR, 2.38; 1.17-4.83), and stroke onset in an urban area (OR, 2.17; 1.16-4.06). CONCLUSION: The patient's response time between onset of symptoms is related to behavioral, cognitive and contextual factors that should be taken into account when planning future patient education campaigns.
OBJECTIVES: To identify factors related to a rapid response to the onset of symptoms and a call for help for patients with ischemic stroke. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Observational cross-sectional study of all patients with ischemic stroke admitted consecutively to Hospital Universitario de Burgos in Spain during 1 year. We collected sociodemographic, clinical, behavioral, cognitive, and contextual data for all patients and applied uni- and multivariate analysis to explore possible associations with the patient's response time. RESULTS: A total of 425 patients were included. The mean patient response time was 140.00 minutes. Patient delay accounted for 72.6% of the total prehospital response time. Factors associated with a rapid call for help were the presence of an accompanying person (OR, 9.57; 95% CI, 3.89-23.52), daytime onset of symptoms (OR, 8.77; 3.40- 22.63), patient knowledge of how to act in case of stroke symptoms (OR, 3.84; 2.77-7.09), first medical contact through the public health system's emergency medical service (OR, 3.03; 1.62-5.68), patient perception of symptoms as severe or very severe (OR, 2.38; 1.17-4.83), and stroke onset in an urban area (OR, 2.17; 1.16-4.06). CONCLUSION: The patient's response time between onset of symptoms is related to behavioral, cognitive and contextual factors that should be taken into account when planning future patient education campaigns.
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Ictus; Behavior; Comportamiento; Decision-making; Decisión; Factores de tiempo; Response time; Stroke; Tiempo de respuesta; Time factors
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