Nursing level knowledge of strokes from the study of demographic and social factors

Abstract

Introduction. Strokes often have very serious medical, social and economic consequences. Knowledge about strokes is the basis for effective prophylaxis and makes it possible to quickly notice the symptoms and initiate appropriate therapeutic treatment in a short time.
 The aim of the research was to assess the level of knowledge of nursing students about strokes, taking into account selected demographic and social factors.
 Material and methods. The research covered a group of 120 students of nursing at the State University of Jan Grodek in Sanok. The diagnostic survey method was used. The research tool was a proprietary questionnaire containing questions about the demographic and social situation and a stroke knowledge test. The IBM SPSS v 25.0 package was used in the statistical analysis. The value of p≤0.05 was adopted as statistically significant.
 Results. The mean age of the respondents in the years was 33.82 (SD 9.75). The vast majority of the respondents (94.2%) were women. The average level of knowledge about stroke was highest in the 31-40 age group (83.3%). A statistically significant relationship was found between the level of education of the respondents and the level of their knowledge about strokes (p = 0.029). On the other hand, the age, marital status, place of residence and social and living conditions of students did not significantly affect the level of their knowledge about stroke.
 Conclusions. The overall level of knowledge about strokes among nursing students was average. Most of the subjects studied were familiar with pre-hospital management procedures in the event of a stroke, but had significant gaps in knowledge regarding the time of thrombolytic treatment initiation after the onset of stroke. In the education of nursing students, particular attention should be paid to issues related to the prevention and management of strokes.