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Level of awareness regarding stroke among Riyadh population
CONCLUSION: This study found that the majority of participants had a high level of awareness regarding stroke. Regarding the education level of the participants, we found that the majority of participants with primary school-level education had a high level of awareness regarding stroke risk factors. Furthermore, we found that the level of awareness about prevention of stroke was moderate among participants. Thus, further studies should explore how to improve levels of awareness regarding the prevention of stroke.PMID:34017784 | PMC:PMC8132771 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1304_20
Source: Primary Care - May 21, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Mohammed K T Abutaima Ammar Almaghrabi Rashed Alhazzaa Abdullah Alaydaa Abdulhakim Alshuraymi Meshari Alzahim Sohaib Ashour Mohammed Alayed Mukhlid Alshamrani Ammar Fathi M Khalifa Source Type: research

Diagnosis of Acute Stroke.
Abstract Stroke can be categorized as ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, or subarachnoid hemorrhage. Awakening with or experiencing the abrupt onset of focal neurologic deficits is the hallmark of the diagnosis of ischemic stroke. The most common presenting symptoms of ischemic stroke are speech disturbance and weakness on one-half of the body. The most common conditions that can mimic a stroke are seizure, conversion disorder, migraine headache, and hypoglycemia. Taking a patient history and performing diagnostic studies will usually exclude stroke mimics. Neuroimaging is required to differentiate ischemi...
Source: American Family Physician - April 15, 2015 Category: Primary Care Authors: Yew KS, Cheng EM Tags: Am Fam Physician Source Type: research

Forty-four-year longitudinal study of stroke incidence and risk factors - the Prospective Population Study of Women in Gothenburg
CONCLUSIONS: Several classic risk factors showed independent associations with stroke. Vulnerability factors as low education and oral health, reflected by loss of teeth, also showed association with stroke. All these factors are possible to target in primary care preventive interventions.Key PointsStroke is a common disease and the risk of stroke is a key issue demanding preventive strategies in primary health care. The present prospective population study of women showsOut of 1460 women, almost a quarter got a stroke. The stroke incidence 60-82 years of age was rather stable between the first four age cohorts but somewha...
Source: Primary Care - April 8, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Ann Blomstrand Christian Blomstrand Magnus Hakeberg Valter Sundh Lauren Lissner Cecilia Bj örkelund Source Type: research

Enhancing the role of the social network in activity (re)engagement post-stroke: a focus group study with rehabilitation professionals
CONCLUSIONS: Strategies to involve the social network of people post-stroke are not fully implemented. Although identifying members of a social network should begin during inpatient rehabilitation, the main part of actively engaging the network will have to take place when the people post-stroke return home. Implementing social network strategies requires a systematic process focusing on collaboration, knowledge, attitude, and skill development.PMID:36397003 | DOI:10.1186/s12875-022-01897-3
Source: Primary Care - November 18, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Dinja J van der Veen Sandra Jellema Philip J van der Wees Maud J L Graff Bert J M de Swart Esther M J Steultjens Source Type: research

Barriers to medication adherence for the secondary prevention of stroke: a qualitative interview study in primary care.
CONCLUSION: Patients who have had a stroke are faced with multiple barriers to taking secondary prevention medications in UK general practice. This research suggests that a collaborative approach between caregivers, survivors, and healthcare professionals is needed to address these barriers and facilitate medication-taking behaviour. PMID: 27215572 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - May 22, 2016 Category: Primary Care Authors: Jamison J, Graffy J, Mullis R, Mant J, Sutton S Tags: Br J Gen Pract Source Type: research

Acute Stroke Diagnosis
Am Fam Physician. 2022 Jun 1;105(6):616-624.ABSTRACTStroke accounts for significant morbidity and mortality and is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, with direct and indirect costs of more than $100 billion annually. Expedient recognition of acute neurologic deficits with appropriate history, physical examination, and glucose testing will help diagnose stroke and rule out mimicking presentations. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale should be used to determine stroke severity and to monitor for evolving changes in clinical presentation. Initial neuroimaging is used to differentiate between isc...
Source: American Family Physician - June 15, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Edwin Y Choi Gilberto A Nieves Darrell Edward Jones Source Type: research

GP detection of health risk factors among general practice patients at risk of primary and secondary stroke
Conclusion. Given low sensitivity and specificity of GP detection of risk factors among patients, alternate methods of identification are needed. Research is required to determine strategies to facilitate secondary care of patients with a history of stroke or heart disease by GPs.
Source: Family Practice - May 27, 2015 Category: Primary Care Authors: Grady, A., Carey, M., Oldmeadow, C., Bryant, J., Mazza, D., Sanson-Fisher, R. Tags: Health Service Research Source Type: research

Receptionist rECognition and rEferral of Patients with Stroke (RECEPTS): unannounced simulated patient telephone call study in primary care.
CONCLUSION: General practice receptionists refer patients with stroke for immediate care when they present with several symptoms; however, they are less likely to refer patients presenting with only one symptom or less common symptoms of stroke. Optimum management of acute stroke in primary care requires interventions that improve receptionists' knowledge of lesser-known stroke symptoms. PMID: 26120134 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - June 30, 2015 Category: Primary Care Authors: Mellor RM, Sheppard JP, Bates E, Bouliotis G, Jones J, Singh S, Skelton J, Wiskin C, McManus RJ Tags: Br J Gen Pract Source Type: research

Rehabilitation of patients after transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke: pilot feasibility randomised trial of a home-based prevention programme.
CONCLUSION: Findings indicate that implementation of this novel cardiac rehabilitation programme, and of a trial to evaluate its effectiveness, is feasible, with potential for clinically important benefits and improved secondary prevention after TIA or 'minor' stroke. PMID: 31501165 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - September 8, 2019 Category: Primary Care Authors: Heron N, Kee F, Mant J, Cupples ME, Donnelly M Tags: Br J Gen Pract Source Type: research

Community-based longitudinal follow-up of Stroke patients discharged from a tertiary care center in Central India
CONCLUSIONS: Quantitative scales largely showed on a primary basis that on the physical dimension of the disease, the effects of Stroke were affecting the functioning of the body at optimum capacity and harmony.PMID:33681047 | PMC:PMC7928101 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1196_20
Source: Primary Care - March 8, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Sharad Tiwari Ankur Joshi Nirendra Rai Afrah Misbah Parmeshwar Satpathy Source Type: research