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Document 1 of 1 Stroke Awareness in Denmark Author: Truelsen, Thomas; Krarup, Lars-henrik ProQuest document link Abstract: Background: This is the first study to examine the awareness of major stroke symptoms and strokerisk factors among the general population in Denmark. Early recognition of stroke warning signs and means ofreducing stroke occurrence could improve the treatment and prevention of stroke. Methods: A total of 3,520subjects were invited to participate in the study, using a web-based, closed questionnaire. The recruitment wasstratified by region, age and gender to represent the composition of the general Danish population aged 40+years. Enrolment was competitive with a predefined target of 800 responses. The subjects were asked to rankthe 4 most important acute stroke symptoms, and the 3 most important risk factors for stroke. Multivariableordinal logistic regression was used for assessing factors associated with awareness of stroke symptoms andmajor stroke risk factors. Results: From December 12 to December 17, 2008, a total of 811 subjects (mean age:58 years; SD: 11 years) were included, of which 405 (50%) were women. The 4 most frequently identified strokesymptoms were sudden onset of: speech disturbances (n = 636; 78.4%), facial palsy (n = 450; 55.5%),hemiparesis (n = 435; 53.6%) and visual disturbances (n = 429; 52.9%). The 3 most frequently identified strokerisk factors were: hypertension (n = 586; 72.3%), history of cerebrovascular disease (n = 401; 49.5%) and highconcentration of cholesterol (n = 269; 33.2%). Compared with men, women had better knowledge of majorstroke symptoms (OR = 1.33; 95% CI: 1.12-1.50) and stroke risk factors (OR = 1.33; 95% CI: 1.10-1.51) inmultivariable analyses. Conclusions: The awareness of major stroke symptoms is insufficient. Whereashypertension was the most often mentioned stroke risk factor, few subjects recognized tobacco smoking anddiabetes mellitus as major risk factors for stroke. Copyright © 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT] MeSH: Age Distribution, Age Factors, Alcohol Drinking -- epidemiology, Aphasia -- epidemiology, Comorbidity,Coronary Disease -- epidemiology, Denmark -- epidemiology, Diabetes Mellitus -- epidemiology, EarlyDiagnosis, Educational Status, Facial Paralysis -- epidemiology, Female, Humans, Hypercholesterolemia --epidemiology, Hypertension -- epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity -- epidemiology, Paresis --epidemiology, Population Surveillance, Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Sedentary Lifestyle, Sex Distribution, SexFactors, Smoking -- epidemiology, Stress, Psychological -- epidemiology, Stroke -- diagnosis, Vision Disorders -- epidemiology, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice (major), Stroke -- epidemiology (major) Publication title: Neuroepidemiology Volume: 35 Issue: 3 Pages: 165-70 Number of pages: 6 Publication year: 2010 Publication date: Oct 2010 Year: 2010 Publisher: S. Karger AG

Place of publication: Basel Country of publication: Switzerland Publication subject: Medical Sciences--Psychiatry And Neurology ISSN: 02515350 Source type: Scholarly Journals Language of publication: English Document type: Journal Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000314344 Accession number: 20571286 ProQuest document ID: 758841242 Document URL: http://search.proquest.com/docview/758841242?accountid=50673 Copyright: Copyright (c) 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel Last updated: 2014-04-01 Database: ProQuest Medical Library,ProQuest Psychology Journals

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