Assessing Stroke Awareness and Behavioural Response Following the National 'Act Fast' Stroke Awareness Campaign - Insights from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Qatar.

ABSTRACT: Evaluating stroke campaigns and associated behavioural changes is crucial to assess intervention effectiveness and inform future strategies. We aimed to evaluate patient's and bystanders' foreknowledge of stroke signs and symptoms and their response at stroke onset. We interviewed stroke patients using a validated questionnaire or their bystanders if the stroke patient had disabling stroke. The questionnaire was administered to 165 participants, 142 (86.1%) stroke patients and 23 (13.9%) bystanders. The mean age was 52.6 (SD = 11.7), and male-female ratio was 7:1. Among the participants, 33 (20.1%) had foreknowledge of stroke signs, and of these, 27 (16.5%) were aware of the stroke campaign in Qatar. The behavioural responses at stroke onset included; activating Emergency Medical Services

SUBMITTER: Bhutta ZA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11301737 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature