Relationship between Perceived Risk Factors, Warning Signs and Emergency Management of Stroke among Village Health Volunteer in Phetchaburi Province
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This study was to investigate the relationships regarding perceived risk factors, warning signs, and emergency management in of stroke for village health volunteer in Phetchaburi province. The sample consisted of 97 village health volunteers. The instruments for data collecting were included the demographic data form, the perceived risk factors form, the perceived warning signs form, the emergency management interview form, and FAST meaning evaluation form. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient, and Chi-square. The study showed that the village health volunteers had perceived risk factors at a good level with 8.19 from 10 score. Overall perceived warning signs were at a moderate level with 8.29 out of 12 score. Moreover, the findings revealed that the subjects answer correct telephone number for emergency line with 1669 correctly in emergency management of stroke. The samples gave a meaning of FAST in each alphabets correctly with average score of 2.90 out of 4. The perceived risk factors were not related to emergency management of stroke. The perceived risk factors were positively related to perceived warning signs of stroke with a statistical significance (r = .005, p < .01) and perceived warning signs were positively related to emergency management of stroke with a statistical significance (r = .008, p < .01). From the study findings, the village health volunteer showed good level of stroke knowledge. So, village health volunteer who had good perception of risk factors will be also good in warning signs followed with good emergency management of stroke.
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