London, United Kingdom 2013 Poster Session Nurses/AHP’s Cerebrovasc Dis 2013; 35 (suppl 3)1-854 209 2025 Physiotherapy and early rehabilitation including intensive care and artificial respiration THE NATIONAL STROKE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN: A STROKE OF SUCCESS? I. Hartigan1, E. O’Connell2, N. Cornally3, E. Weather4, S. O’Brien5, B. Kilonzo6 University College Cork, Brookfield Health Science Complex, College Road, Cork, IRE-LAND1, University College Cork, Brookfield Health Science Complex, College Road, Corke, IRELAND2, University College Cork, Brookfield Health Science Complex, College Road, Cork, IRELAND3, University College Cork, Brookfield Health Science Complex, College Road, Cork, IRELAND4, University College Cork, Brookfield Health Science Complex, College Road, Cork, IRELAND5, University College Cork, Brookfield Health Science Complex, College Road, Cork, IRELAND6 Background: The launch of the FAST Campaign by the Irish Heart Foundation in May 2010 sought to increase awareness of the warning signs of stroke and the need to treat stroke as a medical emergency. The FAST acronym refers to the main symptoms of stroke – Facial weakness, Arm weakness and Speech problems, along with the warning that Time is critical therefore call the emergency services. The aim of this study was to identify the influence of the campaign on the public’s recognition of the warning signs for stroke. Method: Descriptive pre and post comparative study design was conducted. Phase one was conducted in April 2010 prior to the campaign. Data was collected on a cross-section of the public (n=1925) to obtain baseline information on stroke warning signs. Phase two involved collecting data from partic-ipants (n=688) 18 months after the campaign launch. Results: The age range of the majority of participants from both phases was between 30-50 years. Results from phase two reported that 93% heard or saw the campaign yet only 37% could recall the cam-paign name or the slogan. Participants were shown a list of symptoms and asked to identify which were stroke symptoms. Table one summarises these findings. Logistic regression using PASW statistic 18 was also conduct-ed to assess the impact of a number of factors on knowledge. Table 1: Internationally recognised statements describing stroke symptoms Conclusion: From these results the campaign was well executed given the high percentage of participants recall and the increase in the recognition of stroke symptoms. The name of the campaign ‘FAST’ had a significant impact on the knowledge and action of participants. Future awareness campaigns need to target older adults. 2026 Physiotherapy and early rehabilitation including intensive care and artificial respiration Physical function, psychosocial adaptation and hardiness post stroke I. Hartigan1, G. McCarthy2, J. Hegarty3, D. O’Mahony4 University College Cork, Brookfield Health Science Complex, College Road, Cork, IRE-LAND1, University College Cork, Brookfield Health Science Complex, College Road, Cork, IRELAND2, University College Cork, Brookfield Health Science Complex, College Road, Cork, IRELAND3, University College Cork, Brookfield Health Science Complex, College Road, Cork, IRELAND4 Background Commonly, post stroke, many individuals may not achieve complete recovery. There-fore greater research is warranted to explain how individuals adapt to their condition. Empirical stroke studies to date have focused on clinical and neurological factors post stroke. Stroke outcome often emphasize motor aspects of recovery. However, physical function alone cannot account for other mediating factors. Hardiness, a resilience factor, is a valuable theoretical construct, which may explain adaptation to life events such as stroke. There is no research examining the relationship be-tween physical function, psychosocial adaptation and hardiness post stroke. Methods A quantitative cross-sectional, correlational, exploratory study was conducted. The primary aim of this study was to determine the level of physical function, psychosocial adaptation and hardiness in patients at least three months after experiencing their first stroke. The secondary aim is to examine the relationships between physical function, psychosocial adaptation, hardiness and status variables post stroke. Re-sults Findings investigate the relationships between physical function, psychosocial adaptation and hardiness post stroke. In addition, the inter-relationship between these concepts and their relation-ship to other variables such as socio-demographic and clinical variables, post stroke are discussed. Conclusion The consequences of stroke can result in a cascade of disruption to physical and psy-chosocial well-being including activities of daily life, relationships, roles, responsibilities and em-ployment. Hardiness is a personality trait that promotes optimum recovery when faced with a stroke. This research informs healthcare professionals of how individuals adapt post stroke.
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