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ERIC Number: EJ1433739
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Aug
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0017-8969
EISSN: EISSN-1748-8176
Educating Nursing Home Residents about Stroke Using the FAST Heroes Programme
Emilia Orologa; Kalliopi Tsakpounidou; Jan van der Merwe; Myrto Pyrrou; Hariklia Proios
Health Education Journal, v83 n5 p481-490 2024
Objective: Using the FAST (Face, Arms, Speech, Time) Heroes educational programme, this intervention sought to educate residents in a nursing home to recognise and recall the three main stroke symptoms and prepare them to act in an appropriate way, in the event of a stroke emergency. Design: Participatory action research. Setting: A nursing home in Northern Greece. Method: Fifteen residents (n = 15, aged 78-92, mean age = 86.6 ± 4.4) were enrolled and educated through a series of FAST Heroes activities, specially tailored for this new target population. Stroke awareness was measured before, after and 3 weeks post-programme implementation. Fourteen residents completed the programme. Results: Participants demonstrated significant increases in stroke definition, stroke symptom knowledge, appropriate course of action and emergency number knowledge after completing the programme. Notably, 64.3% of participants could accurately identify stroke symptoms, and all participants (100%) correctly knew to call an ambulance in case of witnessing a stroke; 78.6% of the participants correctly identified the European emergency number 112. In the follow-up period, knowledge gain was retained as residents scored significantly higher in three out of four sections of the questionnaire. Conclusion: This study is the first attempt to utilise the FAST Heroes educational intervention in target populations which hitherto have had limited or no access to such educational programmes. This initial intervention showed promising results and could form the basis for extension to a wider population.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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