Stroke symptoms, risk factors awareness and personal decision making in Chile. A national survey.
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
; 31(12): 106795, 2022 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-36252428
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Knowledge about stroke symptoms, correct decision in front of a stroke case and recognition of stroke risk factors are crucial to fight against stroke burden. We aimed to assess the stroke awareness among a sample of the Chilean population.METHODS:
A closed-ended questions structured survey was applied in November 2019 using a computer-assisted telephone interviewing system. Probabilistic sample, random selection and stratification for region was used. Multivariate logistic regression model was used to estimate the association between participants' characteristics and responses.RESULTS:
Of 706 participants, only 74.4% (95% CI 70.9-77.5) recognized at least one typical stroke symptom. Most (586, 82.4% 95% CI 75.2-89.7) chose to contact the emergency ambulance or directly go to the emergency department in case of a stroke symptom and recognized at least one risk factor (692, 97.9% CI 96.7-98.8). In multivariable analysis, sociodemographic characteristics associated to a worse recognition of at least one stroke symptom were being men (OR 0.67, 95% CI 0.47-0.96), being 55 years old or older (OR 0.59 95% CI 0.37-0.93) and from the lowest socioeconomic level (SES) (OR 0.33 95% CI 0.16-0.67). Female sex was associated with lower stroke risk factor knowledge (OR 0.64 95% IC 0.47-0.87). Participants who recognized at least one typical stroke symptom and would promptly seek care at an emergency department differed significantly between SES (p=0.001) and age groups (p=0.035).CONCLUSIONS:
We found insufficient knowledge about stroke symptoms and best decisions making in the Chilean population. We describe gaps that can be targeted in future stroke awareness campaigns. There is a need to strengthen tailored stroke education particularly for underserved populations.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Stroke
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Chile
Language:
En
Journal:
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
Journal subject:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CEREBRO
Year:
2022
Type:
Article