Stroke awareness among cardiovascular disease patients

Coelho, Rodolfo de Souza; Freitas, Wladimir M.; Campos, Geniberto Paiva; Teixeira, Ricardo Cotrin

doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2008000200013

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“…Perhaps this might also be related to personal health problems. However, it has been shown that awareness about stroke risk factors and symptoms among the cardiovascular patients is about the same as among the ordinary population [18] and plausibly this shortage did not significantly influence our results. Secondly, it should be noted that we used a closed-ended questionnaire where the respondents had to choose correct answers.…”

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confidence: 64%

“…Numerous studies using different methods (telephone interviews, face-to-face questioning, internet-based surveys, etc.) have confirmed low public awareness of stroke warning signs and stroke risk factors which contribute to late arrival and limited use of thrombolysis [9,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21]. A recent study of risk factor awareness among stroke survivors showed that older patients and those with excellent recovery are at risk for poor awareness even after stroke [22].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Stroke Awareness in Two Estonian Cities: Better Knowledge in Subjects with Advanced Age and Higher Education

Vibo

Kõrv²,

Väli³

et al. 2012

Eur Neurol

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Objectives: This study was undertaken to assess stroke awareness of the Estonian population. Methods: Investigators were asked to fill in an original, closed-ended multiple-choice questionnaire about the definition, risk factors, symptoms and behavior at the onset of stroke by randomly selected subjects in public places of the two biggest cities in Estonia (Tallinn and Tartu). Results: The study included 355 persons. Most of the respondents knew that stroke is an acute disease and that one should call the ambulance at the onset of a stroke. Speech disorder and paresis were the best known symptoms, while hypertension was the best known risk factor. There were no differences between the sexes, but advanced age and higher level of education were related to higher awareness. Conclusions: The overall knowledge was better compared to many other studies. Future awareness campaigns should be addressed to younger subjects with lower education.

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Stroke Awareness in Two Estonian Cities: Better Knowledge in Subjects with Advanced Age and Higher Education

Vibo

Kõrv²,

Väli³

et al. 2012

Eur Neurol

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“…The number needed to treat in these studies ranged from 3 to 5 ( Figure). Despite several published studies having shown that much of the population cannot identify the symptoms of stroke, resulting in a delay reaching the hospital 4,5,6,7,8 , we aimed to quantify the current knowledge of physicians regarding the 'state-of-the-art' treatment for acute stroke.…”

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Physicians are not well informed about the new guidelines for the treatment of acute stroke

Gatto

Koppe

Demartini

et al. 2017

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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ARTICLE Physicians are not well informed about the new guidelines for the treatment of acute stroke ABSTRACTTreatment of cerebrovascular disease has advanced rapidly in the last two decades. Recent data has added challenges to the treatment of ischemic stroke in the acute phase. Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of physicians about the treatment of ischemic stroke in the acute phase. Methods: An online questionnaire was submitted to all physicians enrolled in the Regional Council of Medicine in Brazil. Results: 456 physicians from different specialties answered the questions. Most of them did not know that mechanical endovascular thrombectomy is often considered as the gold standard treatment in cases of ischemic stroke in the acute phase; and 85% of them did not realize that thrombectomy together with intravenous thrombolysis was possible. The maximum time to act in an acute event also presented many divergences, even with regard to the infusion of rtPA. The lack of structure, medication and absence of a neurologist were considered the main barriers to treatment. Conclusion: Physicians are not well informed about the new guidelines for the treatment of acute stroke. Most physicians incorrectly answered most of the questions on the questionnaire.

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“…Já os fatores de risco não modificáveis são idade, gênero e raça 3,6 . A estratégia terapêutica mais eficaz para o AVC isquêmico é a administração de Alteplase IV, porém ela só pode ser realizada em até 4,5 h após o início dos sintomas, fato que evidencia a importância de reconhecer rapidamente o quadro 7,8 .…”

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“…Acredita-se que uma maior conscientização da população sobre a gravidade do AVC e a identificação de seus sinais e sintomas podem aumentar as chances do paciente de receber o tratamento ideal e ter uma evolução satisfatória, já que esta patologia é uma das principais causas de incapacidade permanente e a principal causa de morte no Brasil 1,2,7 . Pesquisas em geral mostram que, apesar de campanhas de conscientização, existe alto índice de desconhecimento da população frente aos primeiros sinais e sintomas do AVC 9 .…”

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Conhecimento da população de Vassouras – RJ sobre Acidente Vascular Cerebral

et al. 2019

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O Acidente Vascular Cerebral (AVC) é uma doença muito prevalente e grave, apresentando alta morbimortalidade. Seus principais fatores de risco modificáveis são Hipertensão arterial sistêmica (HAS), tabagismo e diabetes mellitus e os não modificáveis são idade, gênero e raça. Os sinais clínicos têm rápido desenvolvimento, mas podem ser revertidos com o tratamento precoce, que só é obtido se a população for capaz de identificar corretamente seus sinais e sintomas. Inúmeras pesquisas identificam que o conhecimento geral é insuficiente, então o presente estudo objetivou avaliar o conhecimento da população de Vassouras-RJ sobre os fatores de risco relacionados à doença em questão para identificar se existe a necessidade de intervenções educativas sobre esta patologia. Trata-se de um estudo observacional, transversal e qualiquantitativo cujos dados foram obtidos através de aplicação de questionário em uma Feira de Saúde em dois espaços públicos de grande circulação da cidade. Dos 119 participantes, 86,72% responderam que sabem o que é AVC, enquanto 33,28% não sabem. Os fatores de risco com maior índice de acertos são HAS, fumo e níveis elevados de LDL e os de menor índice são AIDS, câncer e ronco. A maioria dos entrevistados que sabiam o conceito de AVC tinham maior escolaridade, porém há pacientes desconhecedores da patologia tanto no grupo de alta escolaridade quando de baixa, evidenciando a necessidade de conscientizar toda a população com campanhas que abordem tanto os principais fatores de risco quanto os sinais e sintomas para promover a rápida busca por tratamento.

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Stroke awareness among cardiovascular disease patients

Cited by 9 publications

References 16 publications

Stroke Awareness in Two Estonian Cities: Better Knowledge in Subjects with Advanced Age and Higher Education

Stroke Awareness in Two Estonian Cities: Better Knowledge in Subjects with Advanced Age and Higher Education

Physicians are not well informed about the new guidelines for the treatment of acute stroke

Conhecimento da população de Vassouras – RJ sobre Acidente Vascular Cerebral

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