2021
Educational Program Improved Senior Preparedness to Call 911 as a Response to Stroke
VOLEVACH, Ekaterina, Hana MARSALKOVA, Jan BOBEK, Veronika SVOBODOVA, Robert MIKULÍK et. al.Základní údaje
Originální název
Educational Program Improved Senior Preparedness to Call 911 as a Response to Stroke
Autoři
VOLEVACH, Ekaterina (643 Rusko, garant), Hana MARSALKOVA (203 Česká republika), Jan BOBEK (203 Česká republika), Veronika SVOBODOVA (203 Česká republika) a Robert MIKULÍK (203 Česká republika, domácí)
Vydání
JOURNAL OF STROKE & CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES, AMSTERDAM, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2021, 1052-3057
Další údaje
Jazyk
angličtina
Typ výsledku
Článek v odborném periodiku
Obor
30103 Neurosciences
Stát vydavatele
Nizozemské království
Utajení
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Odkazy
Impakt faktor
Impact factor: 2.677
Kód RIV
RIV/00216224:14110/21:00122750
Organizační jednotka
Lékařská fakulta
UT WoS
000704379900017
Klíčová slova anglicky
Educational Program; Primary Prevention; Warning Signs; Stroke; Czech Republic; Awareness; Seniors
Příznaky
Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 2. 1. 2023 13:02, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová
Anotace
V originále
Objectives: Stroke predominantly affects the elderly. Universities of the Third Age (U3A) are presented with an opportunity to target them. The goal of our study was to improve older adults' preparedness to call 911 as a response to symptoms of stroke. Materials and Methods: Participants were recruited from U3A in Brno, Czech Republic in year 2018. The program included an educational movie about stroke and testing with pretest posttest design. Stroke awareness was measured by Stroke Action Test and video-clips portraying stroke and stroke mimicking symptoms. Respondents had to answer close-ended questions. Composite scores were com-pared using paired t-test. Results: Data were obtained from 206 attendees of the pro-gram, that is 2% of all students, from 4 of 5 U3A in Brno. The mean test score improved from 80% to 87% (paired p < 0.001). Participants with a lower baseline knowledge improved by 12% (95% CI 9% to 16%) and with a higher baseline knowledge by 0% (95% CI 3% to 4%). The score for calling 911 for stroke mimicking symptoms improved from 29% to 20% (paired p < 0.001). Conclusions: Video-based educational program improved senior preparedness to call 911 as a response to stroke. The improvement was mild, which is at least partly due to a high baseline level of preparedness of seniors active in U3A. A lower baseline knowledge was however associated with a bigger improvement, which might be important for use in a less active/educated population. Educational intervention also decreased inten-tion to call 911 for stroke mimicking symptoms, which could have important impli-cations for decreasing unnecessary activation of pre-hospital services.