Development and Validation of a Bilingual Stroke Preparedness Assessment Instrument.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Stroke preparedness interventions are limited by the lack of psychometrically sound intermediate end points. We sought to develop and assess the reliability and validity of the video-Stroke Action Test (video-STAT) an English and a Spanish video-based test to assess people's ability to recognize and react to stroke signs.

Methods

Video-STAT development and testing was divided into 4 phases: (1) video development and community-generated response options, (2) pilot testing in community health centers, (3) administration in a national sample, bilingual sample, and neurologist sample, and (4) administration before and after a stroke preparedness intervention.

Results

The final version of the video-STAT included 8 videos: 4 acute stroke/emergency, 2

SUBMITTER: Skolarus LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5373967 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature