Patient awareness on stroke fast track in primary care center
1 Department of Social Medicine, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Hospital 46/1 U-Thong Rd. Pratoochai sub-district Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya district Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 13000 Thailand.
2 Department of Community Health Nursing, Institute of Nursing, Suranaree University of Technology 111 University Avenue Suranaree Subdistrict, Muang Nakornratchasima Province 30000, Thailand.
Research Article
GSC Advanced Research and Reviews, 2020, 02(03), 018-027.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscarr.2020.2.3.0017
Publication history:
Received on 01 March 2020; revised on 06 March 2020; accepted on 09 March 2020
Abstract:
Stroke is a crucial public disease. Even though there is a service called stroke fast track, a number of patients still cannot be provided with rt-PA (recombinant tissue plasminogen alteplase), in time. The objective of this study is to evaluate the awareness of those who are at risk of having stroke. The sample group is chosen from the patients at Family Practice Center in Phranakorn Sri Ayuthaya Province. The findings indicate that from the total number of 346 participants, 94.8% of them have known the term “stroke”. However, only 11.6% of them have known the term “stroke fast track”, and 50% of this group reported that this term has been introduced to them by public health officers. The key factor (statistic value is p<0.05), which contributes to their awareness of stroke, is education level. Meanwhile, the main factors (statistic value is p<0.05) that contributes to their awareness of a within-3-hour time length required in receiving a treatment, are age and education level. It indicates the participants with under 60 years old (adj. OR 2.08 [95%CI 1.06, 4.07) and with High School Certificate or Vocational Diploma (adj. OR 4.41 [95%CI 1.15, 16.93]) have a better awareness of this matter. It can be concluded from the findings that although the majority of participants are familiar with the term, “stroke”, they still lack an awareness of stroke fast track.
Keywords:
Stroke; Stroke Fast Track; Awareness; Family Practice Center
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