Educational Intervention in the Emergency Department to Address Disparities in Stroke Knowledge.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In the United States, Black individuals have higher stroke incidence and mortality when compared to white individuals and are also at risk of having lower stroke knowledge and awareness. With the need to implement focused interventions to decrease stroke disparities, the objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of an emergency department-based educational intervention aimed at increasing stroke awareness and preparedness among a disproportionately high-risk group.

Materials and methods

Over a three-month timeframe, an emergency department-based, prospective educational intervention was implemented for Black patients in an urban, academic emergency department. All participants received stroke education in the forms of a video, written bro

SUBMITTER: Shufflebarger EF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9086083 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature