Family Awareness toward Stroke Risk Factors among Patients with Hypertension

Abdelkader Ebrahim Sayed Ahmed, Hend; Hamed Farahet, Nadia; Mohamed Sayed, Safinaz

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2025.445017

Family Awareness toward Stroke Risk Factors among Patients with Hypertension

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Matron of the El-Shrouk Hospital at Cairo

² Professor of Community Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Egypt

³ Lecturer of Community Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Egypt.

10.21608/ejhc.2025.445017

Abstract

Background: Family awareness toward stroke is vital to confront the lack of information and practices regarding hypertension, stroke, and its associated factors for early stroke prevention. Aim of the study: This study aimed to assess family awareness toward stroke risk factors among patients with hypertension. Research Design: A descriptive analytical design was used. Setting: This study was conducted in the outpatient clinic and the Triage room in the emergency department at Manshiat El Barky General Hospital at Heliopolis Medical Area (Northeast of Cairo)in Egypt. Subjects: A purposive sample consisted of 365 patients with hypertension with family caregivers. Tool of data collection: One tool utilized to collect data; was a structured interviewing questionnaire, divided into 4 parts (demographic characteristics, medical history, family knowledge and practicals. Results: The present study revealed that 78.4% of the studied families had unsatisfactory knowledge levels regarding hypertension. 73.4% of the studied families had unsatisfactory knowledge levels about risk factors of stroke. 82.5% of the studied families had inadequate practice levels regarding hypertension to avoid stroke risk. Conclusion: the study results concluded that, the studied family caregivers had poor knowledge and inadequate practice regarding caring of their hypertensive patients and regarding to preventing stroke occurrence. Recommendation: Provide an education program through mass media concerning hypertension and methods of preventing stroke occurrence.

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