Differences Between New Immigrants From the Former Soviet Union and Veteran Residents in Knowledge, Perception, and Risk Factors of Stroke

Melnikov, Semyon; Itzhaki, Michal; Koton, Silvia

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“…, Melnikov et al . ). In the current study, the best known warning sign among men and women was sudden weakness or paralysis on one side of the body.…”

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Gender differences in feelings and knowledge about stroke

Itzhaki

Melnikov

Koton

2016

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…, Melnikov et al . ). In the current study, the best known warning sign among men and women was sudden weakness or paralysis on one side of the body.…”

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Gender differences in feelings and knowledge about stroke

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Koton

2016

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“…The most commonly recognised risk factors for stroke across the studies were hypertension, high cholesterol, obesity and smoking (see Additional File 4). Out of eight studies (6,28,29,31,35,36,38,40) that asked open questions with regards to risk factors and gave a percentage of the number of people able to give at least one correct risk factor of stroke, the results ranged from 50.8% (31) to 89.5% (38). This means that in all of these eight studies, over half of participants were able to correctly identify a risk factor of stroke without being prompted.…”

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“…Characteristics of included studies are displayed in Additional File 2. The 20 included studies (4)(5)(6)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42)(43) were all written between the years 2001 to 2015. Of the 20 studies, four (5,(27)(28)(29) were from Spain, two (30,31) were from Italy and two (32,33) from Croatia.…”

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“…All studies gave results by educational level as a measure of SEP, except one (29) that gave professional status only. Aside from education, two studies also gave results by income (28,36), one also by both income and professional status (35) and one (41) also by deprivation level. Of the 20 studies, 16 of them (4, 5, 28-33, 35, 37-43) included both knowledge of risk factors and awareness of warning signs of stroke.…”

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“…Of the 20 studies, 16 of them (4, 5, 28-33, 35, 37-43) included both knowledge of risk factors and awareness of warning signs of stroke. One study (6) looked only at risk factors and three (27,34,36) looked only at warning signs. Only one study (38), out of those in which it was relevant, described information about non-response bias.…”

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Does Socioeconomic Position Affect Knowledge of the Risk Factors and Awareness of the Warning Signs of Stroke in the WHO European Region? A Systematic Literature Review

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Blackburn³

2020

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Background: Cerebrovascular accidents are one of the leading causes of death worldwide. People with a lower socioeconomic position (SEP) (i.e. with regards to education, income and occupation) are at a higher risk of having a stroke and have worse clinical outcomes compared to the general population. Good knowledge levels about stroke risk factors and warning signs are key to prolonging life and reducing health issues caused by stroke. This systematic review examined differences in knowledge of stroke risk factors and awareness of stroke warning signs with regards to SEP in the WHO European region.Methods: MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, PsycINFO and CINAHL were systematically searched to find articles looking at knowledge of risk factors and/or awareness of warning signs of stroke, with results broken down by SEP. A title and abstract screen, and, if appropriate, a full text screen, of these results was carried out, as well as screening reference lists of included studies. Only studies in the English language and those based in the WHO European region were included.Results: Screening identified 2,118 records. In the final review, 20 articles were included, with 67,309 study participants between them. Out of 17 studies that looked at stroke risk factors, 11 found increasing knowledge to be associated with higher SEP, four found no difference by SEP, one showed a mixed pattern and one outlier study found increasing knowledge of risk factors to be associated with a lower SEP. Out of 19 studies that looked at stroke warning signs or symptoms, 15 found there to be better awareness of warning signs with a higher SEP, three found there to be no difference, and the same outlier study found increasing knowledge of warning signs with a lower SEP. Studies that seemed to have a higher quality rating found increasing knowledge of stroke with a higher SEP.Conclusions: In the WHO European region, better knowledge of stroke risk factors and awareness of warning signs is associated with a higher SEP. Public health campaigns and educational interventions aiming to increase stroke awareness should be targeted at people with a lower SEP.

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Does socioeconomic position affect knowledge of the risk factors and warning signs of stroke in the WHO European region? A systematic literature review

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Background Strokes are one of the leading causes of death worldwide. People with a lower socioeconomic position (SEP) (i.e. with regards to education, income and occupation) are at a higher risk of having a stroke and have worse clinical outcomes compared to the general population. Good knowledge levels about stroke risk factors and warning signs are key to prolonging life and reducing health issues caused by stroke. This systematic review examined differences in knowledge of stroke risk factors and warning signs with regards to SEP in the WHO European region. Methods MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, PsycINFO and CINAHL were systematically searched using appropriate Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms and free text, combining search terms with Boolean operators. Two independent reviewers selected studies in two stages (title and abstract, and full-text), and screened reference lists of included studies. Only studies in English and based in the WHO European region were included. Results Screening identified 2118 records. In the final review, 20 articles were included, with 67,309 study participants between them. Out of 17 studies that looked at stroke risk factors, 11 found increasing knowledge to be associated with higher SEP, four found no difference by SEP, one showed a mixed pattern and one outlier study found increasing knowledge of risk factors to be associated with a lower SEP. Out of 19 studies that looked at stroke warning signs or symptoms, 15 found there to be better knowledge of warning signs with a higher SEP, three found there to be no difference, and the same outlier study found increasing knowledge of warning signs with a lower SEP. Studies that seemed to have a higher quality rating found increasing knowledge of stroke with a higher SEP. A meta-analysis was not possible due to heterogeneity of studies. Conclusions In the WHO European region, better knowledge of stroke risk factors and warning signs is associated with a higher SEP. Public health campaigns and educational interventions aiming to increase stroke knowledge should be targeted at people with a lower SEP.

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Differences Between New Immigrants From the Former Soviet Union and Veteran Residents in Knowledge, Perception, and Risk Factors of Stroke

Abstract: Veteran residents showed lower levels of knowledge about stroke. Educational campaigns aimed at increasing knowledge of stroke among Israel's general population in Israel, as well as culturally targeting specific subgroups, are recommended.

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Gender differences in feelings and knowledge about stroke

Gender differences in feelings and knowledge about stroke

Does Socioeconomic Position Affect Knowledge of the Risk Factors and Awareness of the Warning Signs of Stroke in the WHO European Region? A Systematic Literature Review

Does socioeconomic position affect knowledge of the risk factors and warning signs of stroke in the WHO European region? A systematic literature review

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