Stroke awareness among Georgia adults: epidemiology and considerations regarding measurement.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:To design and evaluate interventions for reducing the impact of stroke in Georgia, we assessed knowledge of signs, risk factors, and burden of stroke. METHODS:Adults in Georgia were studied with a random digit dial telephone survey. RESULTS:Answering an unaided question, 39% of 602 respondents named > or =1 stroke warning sign. Awareness was considerably greater when assessed with prompted questions. Most respondents (70%) said they would call 911 if someone had a stroke; almost all (95%) considered stroke an emergency. Risk factor awareness ranged from 97% (previous stroke) to 69% (diabetes). Altogether, 6% reported having had a stroke; 48% reported a stroke in their family. CONCLUSIONS:Georgia adults have low awareness of stroke warning signs. Our findings underscore the importance of conducting an effective educational campaign. Furthermore, a need exists for questions on stroke awareness that approximate more closely the situation in which a person must identify a potential stroke.

journal_name

South Med J

journal_title

Southern medical journal

authors

Rowe AK,Frankel MR,Sanders KA

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2001-06-01 00:00:00

pages

613-8

issue

6

eissn

0038-4348

issn

1541-8243

journal_volume

94

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