AWARENESS OF THE RISK FACTORS AND SYMPTOMS OF STROKE IN NEUROLOGY UNIT PATIENTS
https://doi.org/10.17650/1818-8338-2012-6-2-27-35
Abstract
Aim – to study the awareness of the risk factors of stroke among the representatives of the Moscow population. Materials and methods. Using a specially designed semi-quantitative questionnaire comprising 39 open and closed questions, a survey was conducted in 500 patients with ischemic stroke, chronic cerebrovascular diseases, pain syndromes being treated in the neurological departments of three Moscow hospitals, and 45 relatives of patients with ischemic stroke. Results and conclusion. The present study showed low awareness of the neurological department patients about risk factors and symptoms of stroke in general, and the lack of expertise in patients with high risk of stroke. The findings suggest the need for educational programs to raise awareness of stroke in general population and for people at risk for stroke.
About the Authors
Ya. E. Fris
N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
Medical Center, Department for Presidential Affairs of the Russian Federation, Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Department of Neurology
P. R. Kamchatnov
N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Russian Federation
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery
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Fris Ya.E., Kamchatnov P.R. AWARENESS OF THE RISK FACTORS AND SYMPTOMS OF STROKE IN NEUROLOGY UNIT PATIENTS. The Clinician. 2012;6(2):27-35. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17650/1818-8338-2012-6-2-27-35
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