Popular knowledge of stroke in São Paulo: a cross-sectional study within the World Stroke Campaign.
Journal
Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina
ISSN: 1806-9460
Titre abrégé: Sao Paulo Med J
Pays: Brazil
ID NLM: 100897261
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
19
05
2020
accepted:
18
11
2020
pubmed:
18
3
2021
medline:
28
5
2021
entrez:
17
3
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Stroke is the second leading cause of death in Brazil and the main cause of disability. Inability to identify alarm signals causes delays in seeking emergency services, thereby leading to a worse prognosis. To assess the population's knowledge of how to recognize and prevent stroke. Prospective cross-sectional study on data derived from a questionnaire that was administered during the 2016 World Stroke Campaign, launched in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Data on 806 interviewees were evaluated using descriptive statistics and univariate and multivariate analyses. Among all the interviewees, 52.1% knew how to conceptualize stroke; 70.07% knew someone who had suffered a stroke; and 29.03% listed three or more risk factors. Only 27.5% mentioned controlling high blood pressure as a preventive measure. In the event of witnessing a stroke, 57.8% would call the emergency service and 2.9% would check the timing. Less educated individuals were 5.6 times more likely (95% confidence interval, CI 3.45-9.02) to have poor knowledge of stroke, compared with the more educated group. Knowing someone who had had a stroke reduced the chances of not knowing the terms relating to the disease (odds ratio, OR = 0.56; 95% CI 0.4-0.78). Despite the severity and prevalence of stroke, the population still has little information on this disease. In this context, the importance of mounting campaigns to improve prevention and treatment and to contribute to healthcare policies becomes evident.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Stroke is the second leading cause of death in Brazil and the main cause of disability. Inability to identify alarm signals causes delays in seeking emergency services, thereby leading to a worse prognosis.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
To assess the population's knowledge of how to recognize and prevent stroke.
DESIGN AND SETTING
METHODS
Prospective cross-sectional study on data derived from a questionnaire that was administered during the 2016 World Stroke Campaign, launched in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
METHODS
METHODS
Data on 806 interviewees were evaluated using descriptive statistics and univariate and multivariate analyses.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Among all the interviewees, 52.1% knew how to conceptualize stroke; 70.07% knew someone who had suffered a stroke; and 29.03% listed three or more risk factors. Only 27.5% mentioned controlling high blood pressure as a preventive measure. In the event of witnessing a stroke, 57.8% would call the emergency service and 2.9% would check the timing. Less educated individuals were 5.6 times more likely (95% confidence interval, CI 3.45-9.02) to have poor knowledge of stroke, compared with the more educated group. Knowing someone who had had a stroke reduced the chances of not knowing the terms relating to the disease (odds ratio, OR = 0.56; 95% CI 0.4-0.78).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Despite the severity and prevalence of stroke, the population still has little information on this disease. In this context, the importance of mounting campaigns to improve prevention and treatment and to contribute to healthcare policies becomes evident.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33729417
pii: S1516-31802021005007201
doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2020.0116.R1.18112020
pmc: PMC9632521
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
117-122Références
Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2015 Sep;73(9):746-50
pubmed: 26352491
JAMA. 2016 Sep 27;316(12):1279-88
pubmed: 27673305
Int J Stroke. 2017 Jan;12(1):13-32
pubmed: 27794138
Stroke. 2006 Jan;37(1):263-6
pubmed: 16339467
Sao Paulo Med J. 2015 Nov-Dec;133(6):457-9
pubmed: 26760122
eNeurologicalSci. 2016 Dec 16;6:63-67
pubmed: 29260013
Stroke. 2008 Feb;39(2):292-6
pubmed: 18162624
Stroke. 2006 Apr;37(4):946-50
pubmed: 16514090
Circulation. 2018 Mar 20;137(12):e67-e492
pubmed: 29386200
Stroke. 2018 Mar;49(3):e46-e110
pubmed: 29367334
Cerebrovasc Dis Extra. 2018;8(2):60-69
pubmed: 29788007
Neuroepidemiology. 2015;45(3):230-6
pubmed: 26505985