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A limitation of this research is the lack of a reference method to establish stroke diagnoses.
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Some hospitals have not yet established stroke units.
Only recently have most United Kingdom hospitals established stroke units, although only a minority of stroke patients appear to access them [ 2].
In the case of recognition of stroke risk factors/warning signs "know" corresponded to recognition of ≥1 established stroke risk factors/warning signs.
However, with the exception of hypertension (identified by 74%), less than half of the population correctly identified established stroke risk factors.
Patients were promised a more integrated care pathway with newly established stroke teams supporting the discharge and rehabilitation in the home municipality.
In the case of the control group, 47% (73) could not correctly identify any stroke risk, 38% (59) correctly listed one established stroke risk factor, and 15% (24) correctly listed two or more risk factors.
These results are further enhanced by including data regarding established stroke etiologies and risk factors, including: hypertension, obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, blood coagulation, vascular inflammation, estrogen effects, hyperhomocysteinemia, intracranial aneurysms, and arteriovenous malformations.
Analysis of correct answers provided by the respondents showed that, 1592323%) correctly listed one established stroke risk factor, 145 (21%) correctly listed two established risk factors, 97 (14%) correctly listed three established risk factors, and 69 (10%) correctly listed four or more established risk factors for stroke.
National clinical guidelines in the UK emphasise the need to establish acute stroke as a clinical priority requiring early specialist assessment and treatment [ 1].
As this group of instruments were aimed generally at visual impairment, it was difficult to establish if stroke survivors were included in the populations recruited by studies reporting the use of these instruments.
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