Ennen Kathleen A, Beamon Emily R
School of Nursing, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403-5995, USA.
Health Care Women Int. 2012;33(10):922-42. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2012.673662.
Worldwide, stroke is the second leading cause of death and leading cause of disability. Women experience over half of all strokes, 60% of stroke-related deaths, and a death rate of 11% versus 8.4% for men. To understand the delay in stroke recognition and treatment, a convenience sample of 97 midlife women living in southeast North Carolina completed the Stroke Recognition Questionnaire. Rural women, younger women (<49 years old), and participants with incomes under $35,601 had higher stroke symptom and risk factor knowledge scores. Educational interventions should target women over the age of 50, and should distinguish between symptoms of stroke versus heart attack.
在全球范围内，中风是第二大致死原因和首要致残原因。女性中风患者占所有中风患者的一半以上，中风相关死亡人数的60%，女性死亡率为11%，而男性为8.4%。为了解中风识别和治疗方面的延误情况，对居住在北卡罗来纳州东南部的97名中年女性进行了便利抽样，她们完成了中风识别问卷。农村女性、年轻女性（<49岁）以及收入低于35,601美元的参与者，其中风症状和风险因素知识得分更高。教育干预应针对50岁以上的女性，并且应区分中风与心脏病发作的症状。
