Impact of a public awareness campaign on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest incidence and mortality rates

Nehme, Ziad; Andrew, Emily; Bernard, Stephen; Patsamanis, Harry; Cameron, Peter; Bray, Janet; Meredith, Ian T.; Smith, Karen

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehw500

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“…It is possible that EMS use is different in these groups, therefore our results may not apply to these cohorts. However, a recently published study has found the Warning Signs campaign to be associated with a decrease in the incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest29—possibly related to patients with ACS acting earlier on symptoms. Furthermore, the profile of our sample was similar to patients in the ‘ACS snapshot’—an audit of 4398 patients with ACS admitted to 286 Australian and New Zealand hospitals in 2012 30…”

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The barriers associated with emergency medical service use for acute coronary syndrome: the awareness and influence of an Australian public mass media campaign

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The barriers associated with emergency medical service use for acute coronary syndrome: the awareness and influence of an Australian public mass media campaign

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“…Therefore, awareness campaign intervention is urgently needed in Malaysia to raise the awareness of stroke, which could reduce death cases due to stroke. As a study in Australia reported that public awareness campaign intervention has a significant impact to reduce the mortality rate due to stroke [51].…”

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Awareness towards signs and symptoms of stroke and assessment of factors associated with knowledge of five symptoms of stroke among general public Malaysia: A regression analysis.

Albohari¹,

Al-Shami²,

Nahas³

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Background Stroke remains one of the leading cause of mortality and disability in developing and developed countries. Lack of awareness towards signs and symptoms of stroke leads to delayed presentation to the hospital contributing towards increased morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to assess the awareness of and action towards signs and symptoms of stroke. Methodology This is cross-sectional study executed among 393 lay public who aged 18-64 years old in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia using structured questionnaire survey. Results Mojority of respondents (78) identifed sudden face, arms and leg numbness whereas 42% of them identifed problems in vision. However, 10.4% were unaaware of any symptoms while 30% identified appropriate action. Furthermore, 88.8% recognized at least one stroke symptoms and 27.5% of them identifed all five stroke symptoms as well as 9.4% of individuals had excellent awareness (aware of all five stroke symptoms and appropriate action “calling an ambulance”). Multivariable logistic regression shows that individuals aged 18-45 years (OR=0.054, 95% Cl=0.006-0.500, p =0.010), self-employed (OR=12.430, 95% Cl=1.372-31.908, p =0.028), those who were diagnosed with hypertension (OR=0.129, 95% Cl=0.025-0.673, p =0.015) and student (OR=35.945. 95% Cl=1.745-740.615, p =0.020) were more likely to recognise all the five stroke symptoms and appropriate action. Conclusion The awareness and action towards signs, symptoms is poor among lay public in Kuantan, Malaysia. Therefore, the findings of this study would be a baseline for program interventions that focus on public awareness and policy development on stroke management.

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“…World Blood Donor day and World AIDS Day have been shown to significantly increase new donor registration and sales of in-home HIV tests respectively [26,40]. Albeit undoubtedly multifactorial, it has also been demonstrated that behaviours induced by public health campaigns can have a positive impact on clinical outcomes [41][42][43].…”

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Using Google Trends to assess the impact of global public health days on online health information seeking behaviour in Central and South America

Havelka¹,

Mallen²,

Shepherd³

2020

Journal of Global Health

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Background Public health awareness can help prevent illness and result in earlier intervention when it does occur. For this reason, health promotion and disease awareness campaigns have great potential to alleviate the global burden of disease. Global Public Health Days (GPHD) are frequently implemented with this intent, but research evaluating their effectiveness, especially in the developing world setting, is scant. Objectives We aimed to evaluate the impact of four GPHDs (World Cancer Day, World Diabetes Day, World Mental Health Day, World AIDS Day) on online health information seeking behaviour (OHISB) in five Central and South American (CSA) countries which differ in their stage of economic development and epidemiological transition (Uruguay, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Nicaragua). Methods Google Trends data was used as a 'surrogate' of OHISB. This was measured on the 28 days leading up to the GPHD, on the date of the GPHD, and on the seven days following it. The Joinpoint regression programme was used to perform a time trend analysis on the Google Trends data. This allowed us to identify statistically significant time points of a change in trend, which reflect significant 'changes' to OHISB. Results GPHDs were inconsistently effective at influencing internet search query activity in the studied countries. In situations where an effect was significant, this impact was consistently short-term, with Relative Search Volume level returning to precampaign levels within 7 days of the GPHD. Conclusions Our findings imply the need to revise GPHDs or create alternative health awareness campaigns, perhaps with a more long-term approach and tailored to the specific health needs of the CSA population. Developing effective preventive strategies is vital in helping combat the rising threat of NCDs in this region.

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Impact of a public awareness campaign on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest incidence and mortality rates

Abstract: A comprehensive mass media campaign targeting the community's awareness of heart attack symptoms was associated with a substantial reduction in the incidence of OHCA and associated deaths.

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The barriers associated with emergency medical service use for acute coronary syndrome: the awareness and influence of an Australian public mass media campaign

The barriers associated with emergency medical service use for acute coronary syndrome: the awareness and influence of an Australian public mass media campaign

Awareness towards signs and symptoms of stroke and assessment of factors associated with knowledge of five symptoms of stroke among general public Malaysia: A regression analysis.

Using Google Trends to assess the impact of global public health days on online health information seeking behaviour in Central and South America

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