Department of Educational and Social Policy, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Boehringer Ingelheim International Gesellschaft mit Beschränkter Haftung (GmbH), Healthcare Affairs and Patient Engagement, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany.
Front Public Health. 2022 Apr 18;10:849023. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.849023. eCollection 2022.
Educating the at-risk population about stroke symptoms and requirement of calling an ambulance when stroke strikes is challenging. This exploratory cross-country study provides insights to the FAST Heroes educational campaign and outcomes hitherto achieved.
The primary aim of the study was to measure the transfer of stroke-related knowledge to parents after a global school-based FAST Heroes educational campaign for 5- to 9-year-old children in 14 different countries. The secondary aim was to evaluate parents and teachers' acceptability toward the program.
The duration of the program was 5 h; 1 h per week, joining face-to-face educational sessions with workbooks, cartoons, web-based learning, and other fun activities. Outcomes were measured before implementation (t1), after implementation (t2), and at 6-month follow-up (t3). Program acceptability and stroke knowledge were evaluated by feedback surveys for teachers and parents.
Worldwide, 4,202 parents completed the program with their children and answered surveys at t1 and t2. They increased their knowledge of three stroke symptoms from 48 to 83% ( < 0.001). All three surveys were completed by 86 parents, who improved their knowledge of stroke symptoms, 55% (t1), 79% (t2), and 94% (t3) ( < 0.001). Overall, the educational messages were successfully passed onward.
Findings confirm the primary aim of the study that is knowledge about stroke transfer well from children to their families through the FAST Heroes program. Second, parents and teachers globally consider the program feasible and worthwhile. The results will inform further rollout of the campaign.
向高危人群宣传中风症状和中风发作时呼叫救护车的必要性具有挑战性。这项跨国探索性研究提供了 FAST Heroes 教育活动的深入了解以及迄今为止取得的成果。
该研究的主要目的是衡量在全球范围内针对 14 个不同国家的 5 至 9 岁儿童开展的基于学校的 FAST Heroes 教育活动后，家长中风相关知识的转移情况。次要目的是评估家长和教师对该计划的接受程度。
该计划的持续时间为 5 小时；每周 1 小时，与教科书、漫画、网络学习和其他有趣活动相结合，开展面对面的教育课程。在实施前（t1）、实施后（t2）和 6 个月随访（t3）测量结果。通过教师和家长的反馈调查评估计划的可接受性和中风知识。
全世界有 4202 名家长与他们的孩子一起完成了该计划，并在 t1 和 t2 时回答了调查。他们对中风三种症状的了解从 48%提高到 83%（<0.001）。有 86 名家长完成了所有三次调查，他们对中风症状的了解有所提高，分别为 55%（t1）、79%（t2）和 94%（t3）（<0.001）。总的来说，教育信息成功地传递给了下一代。
研究结果证实了该研究的主要目标，即通过 FAST Heroes 计划，儿童能够很好地将中风相关知识传递给他们的家人。其次，全球的家长和教师认为该计划切实可行且有价值。研究结果将为该活动的进一步推广提供信息。
