Validation And Turkish Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Stroke Knowledge Test
NCT Number: NCT06543121
Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions: Stroke|Hypertension
Interventions: OTHER: Translating the Stroke Knowledge Test into Turkish and Related Processes|OTHER: Validity|OTHER: Internal consistency and Reliability
Sponsor: Istanbul Bilgi University
Collaborators: Marmara University
Sex: ALL
Age: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Enrollment: 200
Study Design: Observational Model: |Time Perspective: p
Start Date: 2024-09-01
Completion Date: 2024-11-03

Summary:
Cerebrovascular diseases are the leading cause of disability, work loss, and quality of life reduction, the third leading cause of death globally, and significantly impact hospital admissions and expenses. This prevalence rises with an aging population and comorbidities. Recognizing stroke symptoms quickly is crucial for timely treatment. Miscommunication or misunderstanding among hypertensive patients, who are at the highest risk for stroke, increases stroke risk and complications. Educating the public about stroke symptoms and responses is essential for prevention. Therefore, a valid and reliable tool to assess hypertensive patients' stroke knowledge is important for improving long-term outcomes. This research aims to adapt the Stroke Knowledge Test into Turkish and evaluate its validity and reliability in hypertensive patients.

Primary Outcome Measures: Stroke Knowledge Test, It consists of 20 questions. Each question has a single correct answer from one of the 5 options, "I don't know"; this increases the validity of the questionnaire by preventing the participant from guessing the correct answer. One point is given for each correct answer, no points are given for wrong or "I don't know" answers. The scores of the 20 questions are added up and a higher score indicates a higher stroke knowledge. The content of the original scale was selected based on a review of the literature as well as the clinical experience of the original authors regarding factors determined to be important for the education of stroke patients. The items in the original scale cover the signs, symptoms and risk factors of stroke as well as factors related to the prevention, prevalence, treatment and recovery of stroke. The internal consistency α value of the original SKT is 0.65 and the test-retest reliability r value is 0.82., T0 and T1 (Baseline and after 1 week after)|Nottingham Health Profile, Divergent validity will be assessed with the Nottingham Health Profile. It is a general health status measurement that measures patients' quality of life in physical, emotional and social areas. The Nottingham Health Profile consists of a total of 38 items, including physical mobility (8 items), pain (8 items), sleep (5 items), emotional reactions (9 items), social isolation (5 items) and energy level (3 items). Each item is answered as "yes" or "no". A score of 0 is given for a "no" answer and a score of 1 is given for a "yes" answer. The sum of the positive answers in each section is divided by the total number of statements in that section and the result is multiplied by 100 to obtain possible results between 0 and 100. A score close to 100 indicates a low quality of life.The internal consistency α value of the measurement tool is 0.87 and the test-retest reliability r value is 0.88., Baseline