Effectiveness of an Intervention to Improve Risk Factor Knowledge in Patients With Stroke
Author(s) -
Muideen T Olaiya,
Dominique A. Cadilhac,
Joosup Kim,
David Ung,
Mark Nelson,
Velandai Srikanth,
Christopher F. Bladin,
Richard Gerraty,
Sharyn M. Fitzgerald,
Thanh G. Phan,
Judith Frayne,
Amanda G. Thrift
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.116.016229
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , intervention (counseling) , risk factor , polypharmacy , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , confidence interval , prospective cohort study , intensive care medicine , nursing , mechanical engineering , engineering
Despite the benefit of risk awareness in secondary prevention, survivors of stroke are often unaware of their risk factors. We determined whether a nurse-led intervention improved knowledge of risk factors in people with stroke or transient ischemic attack.
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