Abstract
Background: Today there exists few intervention researches on cerebro-vascular function in populations
at high risk of stroke in China. Methods: Patients more than 40 years old, with at least 1 of stroke risk factors were recruited
from outpatient department in 3 hospitals. A quasi-experimental design was performed
by assigning participants into 3 groups: comprehensive intervention group, health
education group, and control group. Participants in the control group received no
intervention but were informed of risk factors of stroke. For health education group,
a health education class was performed. Except to the health education program, participants
in the comprehensive intervention group received an additional health life and behavior
guidance. Results: After the intervention, the Cerebro-Vascular Function Scores (CVFS) had significant
differences among 3 groups (F = 5.252, P < 0.05). There was a significant increase in CVFS compared to the control group (P = 0.003, 95%CI: 1.552-8.493). Significantly changes in obesity were observed in comprehensive
intervention group before and after the intervention (χ2 = 9.0747, P = 0.0026). The results of logistic regression showed that comprehensive intervention
group had a significant decrease in prevalence of obesity (OR = 0.482, 95% CI: 0.242-0.961)
compared to the control group. Conclusion: Health education on stroke in a high-risk population combined with guidance on proper
health life and behavior can be effective in preventing stroke.
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Publication history
Published online: July 09, 2019
Accepted:
June 2,
2019
Received in revised form:
May 19,
2019
Received:
February 26,
2019
Footnotes
Financial Support: None.
Conflict of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2019.06.003
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