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ArticleJournal of patient experience2024

Assessing Stroke Awareness and Behavioural Response Following the National 'Act Fast' Stroke Awareness Campaign - Insights from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Qatar.

Zain A Bhutta, Sameer A Pathan, Tuukka Puolakka, Naveed Akhtar, Stephen H Thomas, Tim Harris, Ashfaq Shuaib, Peter A Cameron, Maaret Castren

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  2. Prehospital stroke care in low- and middle-income countries: A World Stroke Organization (WSO) scientific statement.International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society · 2025
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Zain A BhuttaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4269-5077
Sameer A PathanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Tuukka PuolakkaDepartment of Emergency Medicine and Services, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Naveed AkhtarDepartment of Neurology, Neuroscience Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Stephen H ThomasBlizard Institute of Barts & The London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2833-5921
Tim HarrisBlizard Institute of Barts & The London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Ashfaq ShuaibDepartment of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Peter A CameronThe Alfred Hospital, Emergency and Trauma Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Maaret CastrenDepartment of Emergency Medicine and Services, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Evaluating stroke campaigns and associated behavioural changes is crucial to assess intervention effectiveness and inform future strategies. We aimed to evaluate patient's and bystanders' foreknowledge of stroke signs and symptoms and their response at stroke onset. We interviewed stroke patients using a validated questionnaire or their bystanders if the stroke patient had disabling stroke. The questionnaire was administered to 165 participants, 142 (86.1%) stroke patients and 23 (13.9%) bystanders. The mean age was 52.6 (SD = 11.7), and male-female ratio was 7:1. Among the participants, 33 (20.1%) had foreknowledge of stroke signs, and of these, 27 (16.5%) were aware of the stroke campaign in Qatar. The behavioural responses at stroke onset included; activating Emergency Medical Services (EMS) (

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awareness of strokeEMS activationpatient responsepublic health interventionsstroke campaign

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