Table 3 Main results of quantitative studies
From: Response to symptoms of stroke in the UK: a systematic review
| Â | Â | Â | Patient and public awareness of the symptoms of stroke/TIA | Patient and public response to the symptoms of stroke/TIA | Beliefs and attitudes about the diagnosis, early treatment and consequences of stroke | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Associated with brain | Aware of one symptom | Recognised stroke/TIA | Time to seek medical help | Sought medical help as soon as possible | First medical contact GP | Patient or bystander called ambulance | Symptoms are serious | Always an emergency | Correctly identified 8 possible consequences | Stroke is risk factor for further stroke |
| Â | Author | n = | % | % | % | Median | % | % | % | % | % | % | Â |
Public | Parahoo[19] | 892 | 60.3 | 92.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - |
| Â | Morgan[20] | 139 | 90 | 81 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 96 | - | - |
| Â | Carrol[16] | 40 | - | 87.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 92.3 | - | - |
| Â | Shah[23] | 103 | - | - | 65a | - | - | - | - | 79a | - | - | - |
At risk | Gupta[16] | 410 | 86 | 82 | - | - | - | Â | - | - | - | - | 5% |
| Â | Carrol[18] | 40 | - | 92.5 | - | - | - | Â | - | - | 86 | - | 5% |
Stroke/TIA patients | Carrol[18] | 40 | - | - | 40 | 30 min (max 6 days) | - | 80 | 17.5 | - | - | - | 0% |
| Â | Giles[22] | 241 | - | - | 42.2 | - | 44.4 | 86.7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Â | Lasserson [14] | 768 | - | - | - | - | - | 75%c 71%d | - | - | - | - | - |
| Â | Shah[23] | 103 | - | - | 41 | - | - | - | - | 53 | - | - | - |
| Â | Salisbury[15] | 739 | - | - | 56b | 15 min (max 5 days) | 68 | 56 | 41 | - | - | - | - |
| Â | Harraf[13] | 739 | - | - | - | - | - | 50 | 43 | - | - | - | - |
| Â | Harbison[17] | 487 | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 37 | - | - | - | - |