Evaluation of the knowledge, attitude and practice towards ischaemic stroke among healthcare workers in neurology and neurosurgery department: a cross-sectional study in Shaanxi province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Healthcare workers play an important role in the timely recognition and treatment of patients who had an ischaemic stroke. However, their knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) towards ischaemic stroke have not been well studied. This study aimed to assess the KAP towards ischaemic stroke among healthcare workers in the neurology and neurosurgery department in Shaanxi province, China.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Medical centres in Shaanxi province.

Participants

Healthcare workers in the neurology and neurosurgery department at Shaanxi province.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Demographic characteristics and KAP towards ischaemic stroke were collected by a self-designed questionnaire.

Results

A total of 259 (96.6%) valid

SUBMITTER: Chen W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11308873 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature