Predictive Factors for Timely Treatment in Patients with Ischemic Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study
Keywords:
Ischemic stroke, Timely treatment in ischemic stroke, Health Perception, Stroke SeverityAbstract
This study aimed to examine the average decision-making time for seeking treatment, and identify the predictive factors for timely treatment among patients with ischemic stroke. The sample comprised 150 patients diagnosed with ischemic stroke who sought treatment at the outpatient department of Langsuan Hospital, Chumphon Province, Thailand, and were selected using simple random sampling. Research instruments included a personal information questionnaire, the Trust in Healthcare Professionals Scale, the Social Support Assessment, the Health Perception Assessment, and the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) for assessing stroke severity. Data were analyzed using stepwise multiple regression.
Results revealed that patients took an average of 305.32 minutes (SD = 231.79) after symptom onset to arrive at the hospital. Two factors were found to be statistically significant predictors of timely treatment: health perception (β = .456, p < .001) and stroke severity (β = .415, p < .001). Together, these factors accounted for 53.60% of the variance in timely treatment (R² = .536, p < .001).
Implications: Based on these findings, nurses can utilize the results as a framework for developing targeted interventions or programs to reduce delays in seeking treatment, with a particular focus on enhancing patients’ health perception and awareness of stroke severity.
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