Stroke Education Case Study

Stroke is a leading health care problem worldwide; ‘living with stroke’ is a real challenge both stroke survivors and their caregivers face.

To educate my audience on the causes, symptoms, and preventive measures of strokes in young adults.

The health issue that this artifact discusses is the significance of knowing and recognizing the warning signs of a stroke. The American Heart Association has made it their mission to provide unlimited health information and research in the hopes of eliminating cardiovascular diseases as well as helping society in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. “Stroke is the number 5 cause of death and a leading cause of

The third leading cause of death and leading cause of disability in American adults is a stroke. It is a medical emergency with an individual affected every 45 seconds in America. It occurs when there is an obstruction of blood flow caused by a ruptured blood vessel or blood clot resulting in depletions of oxygen supply to the brain. It results in a wide range of devastating effects depending on the affected brain part such as loss of speech, loss of thought process, loss of activities of daily living (ADL), or death. A stroke lasting for a few minutes is known as a Transient Ischemic Attach (TIA) or mini-stroke and if ignored can result in disability (Stroke, 2016). The American Heart Association (AHA), American Stroke Association (ASA), & Brain Attack Coalition (BAC) developed eight core measures for stroke (STK). These measures were approved by The Joint Commission (TJC) in 2009 for hospitals to become certified as a primary or comprehensive stroke center. The measures include Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis; Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy; Anticoagulation Therapy for

Background- Strokes are one of the top five leading causes of death globally, and one of the major causes of serious and long-term disability. Because of the individuality of the issue, and the manner in which so many react different when having a stroke, the carative priorities are more than not intuitive. This article suggests that rather than intuition based on past knowledge, a standard priority-setting procedure would benefit all stakeholders.

In the U.S, Stroke is a popular leading cause of death. People may say they know someone who has had a Stroke or may have personally experienced one, the thing is it is common for someone to not know exactly what is happening during a stroke. In this essay we will cover the basic statistics and facts about stroke such as, what is it, prevention, how it is treated, survival rates and more. Stroke is a serious thing and if we don’t know how to prevent it, many are at risk.

We recommend improvement of currently available stroke centers by increasing the number of trained personnel, upscaling of available facilities and establishing dedicated stroke care and rehabilitation centers where health personnel can cater to the needs of stroke survivors at individual level with great effect. We can utilize mass media not only to create awareness among common people regarding stroke but also provide better understanding of the risk factors leading to stroke. We also recommend developing support groups and stroke helplines for entertaining queries of stroke survivors on regular

“Stroke is leading cause of death and the major cause of adult neurological disability. In the USA, 795 000 stroke occur every year.” (name ) The proportion rises most strongly with age, therefore with the

Stroke is the third most frequent cause of death and the most common cause of acquired adult disability in developed countries (WHO 2003).

Now, let’s us go deeper in answering how serious stroke really is. Globally, stroke is the second leading cause of death of the patients who are at the age 60 and it is the leading cause of long term disability in the United States that is known for having a large population. We know that stroke is a problem globally, but the burden of having a stroke is more severe on the people on Asia; it was equated that its mortality is higher than in North America or Europe. And going to our country Philippines, it is recorded that stroke is the second leading cause of death that has a prevalence of 0.9 percent; ischemic stroke comprises 70 percent and the hemorrhagic stroke comprises 30 percent.

Almost % of U.S. adults will have a stroke by , equating to an additional . million people. Furthermore, nearly , strokes occur in the United States yearly and it is the th leading cause of death in the U.S. Given these facts, there is relatively awareness for stroke as compared to conditions such as breast cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are about , cases of invasive breast cancer yearly and a total of , U.S. deaths. The current prevalence of breast cancer awareness in the population therefore serves as a scale by which stroke must be publicized, given its relative burden on the population. This can be partly accomplished by the F.A.S.T. program and Stroke Awareness month. However, given that F.A.S.T. has been used since and that Stroke Awareness Month has been observed since , new and innovative campaigns are will also be required to educate the general

Professor Reza Jahan (2012), an associated professor from University of California, Los Angeles, presents the lecture “Stroke Education Seminar – Signs, Symptoms and treatment." The lecturer starts with the concept of a stroke; that can be an obstruction of blood flow to some area within the brain; that is the ischemic stroke, or a rupture of a vessel inside the brain, that is the hemorrhagic stroke. Then, the manifestations of a stroke depend on the affected brain area, and if this area is responsible for sensation, motion, speech or visual function, the manifestation will correspond to loss of the respective function. Jahan also related that in

Cerebrovascular disease, or more specifically stroke, is one of the leading causes of death not only in the United States, but globally. According to the Internet Stroke Center (2016), stroke kills approximately 140,000 Americans each year. In the United States, someone has a stroke every 40 seconds and every four minutes, someone dies of a stroke (The Internet Stroke Center, 2018). In 2013, there were nearly 25.7 million stroke survivors globally, 6.5 million deaths from stroke and 10.3 million new strokes (Feigin et al., 2016). Stroke affects individuals from all socio-economic backgrounds and its impact is likely to increase in the future due to aging populations, demographics and health changes in developing countries (Feigin, et.al.,

Stroke remains one of the greatest public health challenges, especially with an ageing demographic. Stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality and disability in Australia(1). Improved stroke care has led to a reduction in the proportion of stroke patients living with disability, from 45% to 39% between 1998 to 2012(1, 2). However, two thirds of persons living with a stroke in 2012 required assistance with their activities of daily living. To the community, cost related to stroke burden in the same year was estimated to be approximately five billion dollars

In the United States on your average day, every 40 seconds, someone has a stroke. Strokes effect everyone whether you’re the patient, friend, family member, or taxpayer. (“Delaware Stroke Initiative,” n.d.) Strokes are the 4th leading cause of death, this is especially worrisome with the elderly population growing to about “70 million by the year 2030” (Sherzai, Heim, & Boothby, 2012) There are many risk factors that’re non modifiable and people can’t control like sex, gender, race, and genetic disposition. Luckily, there’s many modifiable risk factors to prevent stroke. One of the easiest ways