Knowledge and action in stroke—are either good enough?

A number of recent studies have explored the quality of the public's knowledge about stroke and many make depressing reading. 2, 3 The recent study by Carroll et al 5 (summarised in the "Echo" which appears on page 168 of this issue of QSHC) presents contrasting findings about the lev...

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Published inQuality & safety in health care Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 166 - 167
Main Authors McPherson, K M, Kersten, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.06.2004
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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Subjects
education
Health administration
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Medical personnel
Nurses
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
public knowledge
Stroke
Stroke - psychology
Stroke - therapy
Studies
United Kingdom
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Summary:A number of recent studies have explored the quality of the public's knowledge about stroke and many make depressing reading. 2, 3 The recent study by Carroll et al 5 (summarised in the "Echo" which appears on page 168 of this issue of QSHC) presents contrasting findings about the level of knowledge, and prompts some interesting questions about what we do in relation to that knowledge that is important for practitioners, researchers, and policy makers alike.
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It is important that education on stroke is provided in ways that people can really understand
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Correspondence to:
 Dr K M McPherson
 School of Health Professions and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK; k.mcpherson@soton.ac.uk
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ISSN:1475-3898
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DOI:10.1136/qshc.2004.010504