Информированность о факторах риска сосудистых заболеваний головного мозга и симптомах инсульта

Аннотация

Краткий обзор зарубежной литературы по вопросупрофилактики инсульта и результаты апробации спе-циально разработанной полуколичественной анкеты,включавшей в себя 45 пунктов открытых и закрытыхвопросов. Выполнен опрос 200 пациентов с сосудистойпатологией головного мозга и их родственников, касаю-щийся их осведомленности об основных факторах рискаи клинических проявлениях инсульта.Ключевые слова: инсульт, факторы риска, симптомы,информированность.Knowledge-ability about the factors of the risk of the vasculardiseases of brain and the symptoms of strokeYa.E. Fries, L.A. Shelyakina, P.R. Kamchatnov, I.V. Zverev,E.I. Gusev«Сlinical hospital» of the Department of affairs managementof President of Russian Federation, MoscowPirogov’s Russian State Medical University, MoscowBackground: Poor public knowledge of stroke risk factorsand warning signs is the reason of time delays in arrival atthe hospital after the onset of stroke. We aimed to assess theknowledge of stroke among patients one of Moscow hospitalsand their relatives.Methods: A questionnaire consists of 45 questions,including 15 open-ended questions was administered orallyto 200 individuals (51% women; mean age 61,3 +8,2 years).Additional items provided information about respondents' ages,educational status, and personal experiences with strokes.Results: Of these 200 patients, 7% did not know any sign orsymptom of stroke. Unilateral weakness (80%) and dysphasia(19%) were the most frequently noted symptoms. Any risk factorof stroke did not know 16,5% of respondents, stress (50%) and highblood pressure (49%) were named most frequently as a risk factors.Conclusions: Future health education campaigns shouldprovide information regarding the warning signs and risk factorsof stroke and highlight the importance of early hospitalization.Keywords: stroke, risk factors, warning signs, knowledge.