Knowledge, health‐promoting behaviors, and biological risks of recurrent stroke among stroke patients in Korea

ConclusionStroke patients exhibited appropriate stroke knowledge and performed moderate to high levels of health‐promoting behaviors. However, 73.2% of patients had uncontrolled risk factor(s) in one or more of the five biological risk factors for stroke recurrence. Nurses should be aware that stroke patients seeking treatments from clinics and hospitals are still at risk of stroke recurrence.
Source: Japan Journal of Nursing Science - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research