Effects of Stroke Unit on the Compliance of Secondary Prevention in Patients with Stroke
- VernacularTitle:卒中单元对卒中患者二级预防依从性的影响
- Author:
Zhongping AN
;
Jialing WU
;
Yuzhang JI
;
Sha JIN
;
Jiangang DUAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
stroke unit;
stroke;
secondary prevention;
compliance
- From:
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases
2008;16(4):277-279
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To investigate the impact of stroke unit (SU) on the compliance of secondary prevention in patients with stroke at 12 months after stroke. Methods: Research subjects were stroke patients who were treated in SU (n = 500) and in general ward (GW) (n =445) using a design of retrospective study. The patients in the SU group were followed up by hospital, telephone and home interviews for 12 months, and the patients in the GW group were followed up by telephone interview for 12 months. The main outcome measures were the rate of using antithrombotics, the rate of smoking cessation, and the rates of awareness of early stroke symptom and stroke risk factors of patients. Results: he rate of using antithrombotics was 92.76% in the SU group, and it was significantly higher than 51.49% in the GW group (P ＜0.01); the rate of smoking cessation, and the rates of awareness of early stroke symptom and stroke risk factors of patients were 82.33%, 91.04%, and 94.03% respectively in the SU group, and they were significantly higher than 54.75%, 6.53%, and 70.37% in the GW group(P all ＜ 0.01 ). Conclusions: SU attaches importance to the secondary stroke prevention and emphasizes standardized treatment, and the compliance of the secondary stroke prevention in patient with stroke is improved significantly.
