Resistance was found in all countries and regions. Pancioli, Arthur M., et al. Public Perception of Stroke Warning Signs and Knowledge of Potential Risk Factors. Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability and the third leading cause of death in the United States. Successful treatment depends on an individual's ability to recognize the symptoms of a stroke and to get to the hospital as soon as possible.
Prevention depends on public knowledge of risk factors and warning signs.
This study was designed to assess public knowledge of these warning signs and risk factors. Random-dialed telephone calls were made to 17,632 Cincinnati, Ohio homes yielding 2,642 eligible individuals. Of these individuals, 71.2 percent completed interviews. Results indicate that considerable education is needed to alert those over the age of 75 to the warning signs and risk factors for strokes. Singh, Douglas A., and Robery C. Schwab.