The Effectiveness of Waiting Room Posters in Improving Awareness and Knowledge of the Signs and Symptoms of Stroke
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 1,064
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Awareness of the signs and symptoms of stroke
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of posters in improving patient awareness and knowledge of the signs and symptoms of stroke. The control group study will be conducted in the first two weeks. Subsequently, the intervention arm will occur in the subsequent two weeks.
详细描述
Stroke is a major health problem and a known cause of death and disability worldwide. In Malaysia, stroke is known to be top five causes of death and top ten causes of hospitalization Malaysia. Ischemic stroke accounts for more than 95% of all stroke cases (1). A recent study done in Malaysia showed that only 26% of patients with stroke symptoms presented to the hospital within 3 hours. One of the reasons was patients did not perceive the symptoms of stroke as being that of a serious illness (2). One of the modalities to raise awareness of stroke is through an educational poster. Posters in the waiting room can increase awareness of health promotion issues (3). Therefore, by placing poster regarding sign and symptoms of stroke in the waiting room in a government clinic, can increase awareness of early presentation of stroke.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Sequential
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Adult age more than 18 years old and above
- •Able to understand Malay
- •Able to provide informed consent
排除标准
- 未提供
研究组 & 干预措施
Control
No exposure to waiting room posters
Intervention
During the second half of the study (two weeks), there will be an education poster in the waiting room of the clinic, fashioned after the Face, Arms, Speech, Time (FAST) poster developed by the American Heart Association (AHA), but in Malay.
干预措施: Poster (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Awareness of the signs and symptoms of stroke
时间窗: Within 24 hours
Participants awareness of the signs and symptoms of stroke as assessed by a questionnaire. For the symptoms, patients are scored from 0-7, according to each correct answer given. For the action taken, and the time frame, a score of either 0 or 1 is given, 1 being the right answer given. A higher score would indicate a better awareness of the signs and symptoms of stroke.
次要结局
- Improvement in the knowledge of the need for a quick transfer to the hospital(Within 24 hours)
研究者
Professor Su May Liew
Associate Professor
University of Malaya