Poor Stroke Risk Perception despite Moderate Public Stroke Awareness: Insight from a Cross-sectional National Survey in Greece

Background Although stroke is the fourth cause of death in Western societies, public stroke awareness remains suboptimal. The aim of this study was to estimate stroke risk perception and stroke awareness in Greece through a cross-sectional telephone survey. Methods A trained interview team conducted...

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Published in:	Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 721 - 724
Main Authors:	Ntaios, George, MD, Melikoki, Vasiliki, Perifanos, George, Perlepe, Kalliopi, Gioulekas, Fotios, PhD, Karagiannaki, Anastasia, MD, Tsantzali, Ioanna, Lazarou, Chrysanthi, Beradze, Nikolaos, MD, Poulianiti, Evdoxia, Poulikakou, Matina, Palantzas, Theofanis, Kaditi, Stavrina, Perlepe, Fay, Sidiropoulos, George, Papageorgiou, Kyriaki, Papavasileiou, Vasileios, MD, Vemmos, Konstantinos, MD, Makaritsis, Konstantinos, MD, Dalekos, George N., MD
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-04-2015
Subjects:	Adult arterial hypertension atrial fibrillation Awareness Cardiovascular Cross-Sectional Studies Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology Dyslipidemias - epidemiology Female Greece - epidemiology Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Surveys Humans Hypertension - epidemiology Male Middle Aged Neurology Perception - physiology Risk Factors Stroke Stroke - epidemiology Stroke - psychology stroke awareness stroke risk perception survey Greece arterial hypertension stroke risk perception survey Stroke atrial fibrillation stroke awareness
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Summary:	Background Although stroke is the fourth cause of death in Western societies, public stroke awareness remains suboptimal. The aim of this study was to estimate stroke risk perception and stroke awareness in Greece through a cross-sectional telephone survey. Methods A trained interview team conducted this cross-sectional telephone survey between February and April 2014 using an online structured questionnaire. Participants were selected using random digit dialing of landline and mobile telephone numbers with quota sampling weighted for geographical region based on the most recent General Population Census (2011). Results Between February and April 2014, 723 individuals (418 women [58%], 47.4 ± 17.8 years) agreed to respond. Among all respondents, 642 (88.8%) were able to provide at least 1 stroke risk factor; 673 respondents (93.08%) were able to provide correctly at least 1 stroke symptom or sign. When asked what would they do in case of acute onset of stroke symptoms, 497 (68.7%) responded that they would either call the ambulance or visit the closest emergency department. Only 35.3%, 18.9%, 17.2%, 20.7%, and 15.0% of respondents with atrial fibrillation, arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and current smoking, respectively, considered themselves as being in high risk for stroke. Conclusions Stroke risk perception in Greece is low despite moderate public stroke awareness.
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ISSN:	1052-3057 1532-8511
DOI:	10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.07.055