Fiona S Smith, Hongyin Lai, Irene Tamí-Maury, Angelica Cornejo Gonzalez, Susan Stuart, Mary Carter Denny, Andrea Ancer Leal, Anjail Sharrief, Vahed Maroufy, Sean I Savitz, Jennifer E S Beauchamp
BACKGROUND: Delay time to hospital arrival may be influenced by lack of recognition of stroke signs and the necessity to seek emergency medical, which in turn is influenced by language barriers to, a modifiable risk factor, stroke awareness education. The objective was to determine the comprehension and satisfaction of a Spanish stroke awareness acronym, RÁPIDO, among community-living, Hispanic and Latino, Spanish-reading adults. METHODS: A 33-item survey was completed by 166 adults. Data on sociodemographics, language preferences, stroke education, and comprehension and satisfaction with RÁPIDO were collected...
April 9, 2024: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing: Journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses