Title |
Health promotion interventions for increasing stroke awareness in ethnic minorities: a systematic review of the literature
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, April 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-409 |
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Authors |
Paolo Gardois, Andrew Booth, Elizabeth Goyder, Tony Ryan |
Abstract |
Stroke places a significant burden to all affected individuals, but it is perhaps more significant amongst members of black, minority and ethnic communities, who may experience poorer awareness of stroke symptoms than the general population. Recently, several initiatives tried to improve public awareness that symptoms of stroke need to be treated as a medical emergency. However, ethnic communities present cultural barriers, requiring tailored health promotion interventions, whose effectiveness remains uncertain. Our systematic review aimed to identify relevant published evidence, synthesize the main study components and identify evidence of the effectiveness of the interventions. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 50% |
Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 75% |
Scientists | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Australia | 1 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Singapore | 1 | <1% |
Spain | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 125 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 17 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 15 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 11% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 8% |
Researcher | 9 | 7% |
Other | 32 | 24% |
Unknown | 33 | 25% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 19% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 22 | 17% |
Social Sciences | 13 | 10% |
Psychology | 8 | 6% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 4% |
Other | 19 | 15% |
Unknown | 39 | 30% |