The survey of stroke risk level in taxi drivers of Nakorn Lanna Transport Cooperation, Chiang Mai Province

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore stroke risk level in taxi drivers of Nakorn Lanna Transport Cooperation, Chiang Mai Province. Three hundred and fifty two taxi drivers were conveniently included in this study. The research instrument was the Stroke Risks Take Test which was developed by the British Columbia Centre for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease. The original Stroke Risks Take Test was translated into Thai by Chalermpol Puntachot in 2003. The Thai version test was investigated for content validity and reliability. Data obtained from this study were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that most participants, 86.1%, had low level of stroke risk, 13.3% had slightly low stroke risk level, and only 0.6% had moderate stroke risk level. Although the results from this study demonstrated low level of stroke risk level in this sample, the additional information obtained from the test indicated that the participants had some behaviors that were likely to have stroke risk when they got older. This required attention to prevent the likelihood of having stroke in the future and lower the level of stroke risk in the slightly low and moderate level participant groups in the order to improve health and well-being in the long run. Bull Chiang Mai Assoc Med Sci 2013; 46(1): 40-48