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Understanding of stroke and coronary heart disease in the UK: An exploratory study

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Pages 474-477 | Received 08 Oct 2009, Accepted 12 Apr 2010, Published online: 30 Jul 2010
 

Abstract

It has been suggested by the UK's 2007 National Stroke strategy for England (NSSFE) that general population awareness is high for coronary heart disease (CHD) but low for stroke. This was investigated in the present study. One hundred eighty-two members of the general public completed a questionnaire about understanding of stroke/CHD. Data were analysed using ANOVA, t-tests and chi square. The main findings were that although members of the general public understood some of the main aspects of stroke and CHD, there was more awareness of general facts about CHD than stroke but symptoms of stroke were better identified compared to CHD. Therefore, our findings only partially supported the NSSFE view.

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