Stroke awareness in a Brazilian Northeastern capital city and the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Autor: | Rocha LJA; Universidade Federal de Alagoas, EBSERH, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital Universitário Professor Alberto Antunes, Maceió AL, Brazil., Melo MTB; Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Curso de Medicina, Arapiraca AL, Brazil., Piva RG; Universidade Federal de Alagoas, EBSERH, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital Universitário Professor Alberto Antunes, Maceió AL, Brazil., Rafani SM; Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Neurociências e Ciências do Comportamento, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brazil., Pontes-Neto OM; Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Neurociências e Ciências do Comportamento, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brazil., Rocha E; Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Departamento de Neurologia, São Paulo SP, Brazil., Baggio JAO; Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Curso de Medicina, Arapiraca AL, Brazil. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria [Arq Neuropsiquiatr] 2024 Aug; Vol. 82 (8), pp. 1-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 08. |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0044-1788583 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: The delay in recognizing stroke symptoms is a significant obstacle to receiving acute treatment. Therefore, it is essential to understand the gaps in the knowledge about stroke among the general population and promote campaigns based on these gaps. Objective: To investigate the general knowledge about stroke in a capital in Northeastern Brazil in a sample of individuals who attended a public hospital and the impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the use of emergency services. Methods: We included patients older than 18 years of age and their family members and/or companions. After obtaining consent, the researcher presented a typical case of stroke, and the participants filled out a questionnaire divided into 2 sections: sociodemographic data and 15 questions about stroke detection and seeking health services and treatment. Results: We included 154 individuals with a mean age of 44.45 ± 16.21 years. After presenting the case, 60.4% mentioned the acronym AVC ( acidente vascular cerebral , or cerebrovascular accident [stroke], in Portuguese) as a possible explanation, and 54.5% reported that they would call the Mobile Emergency Care Service. However, 62.9% provided the incorrect telephone number for the Mobile Emergency Care Service or lacked knowledge of the accurate number. Regarding the risk factors for stroke, 27.9% did not know any of them, 65.5% were unaware of any treatment, and no reference was made to thrombolytic therapy. About their chosen conduct in the same case in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, 98.1% of the participants would not change their behavior. Conclusion: These results can assist in the planning of public policies and campaigns emphasizing the issue of risk factors and how to access emergency medical services in the state of Alagoas, Brazil. Competing Interests: The authors have no conflict of interest to declare. (The Author(s). This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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