Association between stroke knowledge, stroke awareness, and preventive behaviors among older people: A cross‐sectional study

In this cross‐sectional study, we compared preventive behaviors among Thai people aged >60 years of age, with and without stroke risk, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, and examined the associations between stroke knowledge and stroke awareness with preventive behaviors in these two groups (n = 4...

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Published in:Nursing & health sciences 2019-09, Vol.21 (3), p.399-405
Main Authors: Pothiban, Linchong, Srirat, Chomphoonut
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
chronic disease
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health behavior
Health Literacy - standards
Health Literacy - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Medical personnel
Middle Aged
northern Thailand
Nursing
Older people
preventive behavior
Preventive Medicine - methods
Preventive Medicine - standards
Preventive Medicine - trends
Psychometrics - instrumentation
Psychometrics - methods
Questionnaires
Risk behavior
Severity
Stroke
Stroke - prevention & control
Stroke - psychology
stroke awareness
stroke knowledge
Surveys and Questionnaires
Thailand
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Summary:In this cross‐sectional study, we compared preventive behaviors among Thai people aged >60 years of age, with and without stroke risk, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, and examined the associations between stroke knowledge and stroke awareness with preventive behaviors in these two groups (n = 422). Participants completed researcher‐developed tools, including the Personal Demographic Questionnaire, the Stroke Knowledge Questionnaire, the Awareness of Stroke Risk and Severity Questionnaire, and the Stroke Preventive Behavior Questionnaire. The findings revealed a significantly higher mean score of preventive behaviors in older people with stroke risk than in those without risk. For people with stroke risk, stroke knowledge did not result in a significant association with stroke‐preventive behaviors, while stroke awareness did. For those without stroke risk, both stroke knowledge and stroke awareness were significantly associated with stroke‐preventive behaviors. Although the stroke‐preventive behaviors of both groups were performed appropriately, it is necessary for people with stroke risk to maintain preventive behaviors, and for health professionals to regularly assess them for stroke symptoms and encourage people to be proactive about stroke‐preventive behaviors.
ISSN:1441-0745
1442-2018
DOI:10.1111/nhs.12614