Knowledge regarding the signs, symptoms, and risk factors associated with stroke in medical and nonmedical personnel
| Autor: | Veresa Chintya, Raymond Pranata, Ian Huang |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of the Cardiovascular Academy, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 42-46 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2405-8181 2405-819X |
| DOI: | 10.4103/IJCA.IJCA_39_18 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Stroke was the second-leading global cause of death accounting for 11.8% of total deaths worldwide and a leading cause of disability. Stroke was the leading cause of death in Indonesia accounting for 21.1% of them. Knowledge is essential for the prevention of stroke and minimizing delay in receiving proper treatment. Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study using a questionnaire consisting of questions about signs, symptoms, and risk factors for stroke in the Indonesian Language with a minimal amount of technical jargon. There were 113 respondents, 49 has a medical background (11 was medical doctors) and 64 was from a nonmedical background. Results: Majority of the nonmedical personnel knew that hemiparesis is a symptom of stroke, but only a third knew that hemihypesthesia is one of the symptoms. Approximately half knew that dysarthria and uneven face is a symptom of stroke. Only a few knew that sudden loss of vision is a symptom of stroke. Hypertension and hypercholesterolemia were the two most popular risk factors among nonmedical personnel, other risk factors were only known to |
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