Perceptions on Stroke Risk factors Warning signs Treatment and Preventive Behaviors among Health risk people

Abstract

This descriptive research aimed to study the levels of: 1) perception on stroke, risk factors, warning signs, treatment, and 2) preventive behaviors among health risk people who were smokers or obese people. The samples were 325 health risk people. The instruments were questionnaires. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics. The results are as the followings: 1) The overall level of perception on stroke, risk factors, warning signs, and treatment among health risk people was moderate (=17.47, SD=4.67). Regarding perception on each aspect, the levels of perception on stroke (=5.07, SD=1.75) and treatment (=4.23, SD=1.29) were high; the level of perception on risk factors was moderate (=5.84, SD=2.15); the level of perception on warning signs was low (=2.32, SD=1.29). 2) The overall level of preventive behaviors among health risk people was moderate (=80.32, SD=9.40). The levels of preventive behaviors of all 4 aspects were moderate, which are diet control(=29.31, SD=4.56), exercise (=12.93, SD=2.28), stress management (=20.25, SD=2.91), and risk factor control (=17.84, SD=3.96).       

In conclusion, nurses who responsible for patient education should aware and give information to the health risk people covered stroke, especially risk factors warning signs of stroke and preventive behaviors of stroke.