Stroke education by utility bill inserts

Autor: S M, Nazarian, P L, Sanders, S L, Thomas
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society. 98(5)
ISSN: 0004-1858
Popis: To assess the usefulness of utility bill inserts in stroke education, a stroke fact sheet was included in the bills of 13,000 customers of a rural electric cooperative in eastern Arkansas. Recipients were asked to return their responses to four questions based on the fact sheet via a postage-paid postcard. Two hundred eleven people responded, for an overall 1.65% response rate. Seventy-seven percent responded correctly with all four "S" stroke symptoms. Hypertension was correctly identified by 88% and smoking by 72%. Fifty-seven percent said they would immediately dial 911 at the onset of symptoms, while 36% said they would contact their doctor.
Databáze: OpenAIRE