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A questionnaire on stroke patients

The Croatian Society for Stroke Prevention designed an original questionnaite on stroke patients, which was distributed to all university departments and departments of neurology in Croatia. Results of the analysis of dana collected from the filled - out questionnaires are presented. During 2001, 1150 questionnaires on stroke patients were returned : 332 from Čakovec, 227 from karlovac, 163 from Dubrovnik, 162 from Sisak, 100 from Osijek, 93 from Nova Gradiška, 47 from Slavonski Brod, and 26 from Zabok. There were 515 (44, 8) men and 627 (54, 5%) women whereas seks was not specified in 8 (0.7%) questionnaires. The most common factors for the occurrence of stroke were: hypertension (recorded in 79.7% of patients), cardiac diseases (37.3%), increased cholesterol (31.3%), diabetes mellitus (30.9%), atrial fibrillation (27.7%), previous transient ischemic attack (16.1%), increased triglycerides (16.1%), obesity (15.2%), other heart rate disorders (12.4%), physical inactivity (12.1%), stroke in family history (10.7%), cigarette smoking (8, 2%), stress (6.9%), coagulation disorders (4.9%), and heart valve diseases (2.6%). Of all, 792 (69%) patients were treated for the first ever stroke and 288 (25%) for recurrent stroke, whereas 69 (6%) questionnaires did not specify whether it was first ever or recurrent stroke. The time elapsed from stroke onset to hospital admission was not specified in 38 (3, 2%) questionaires ; 325 (28, 3%) patients were admitted to hospital within the first 3 hours, 235 (20, 4%) in 3-6 hours, 162 (14, 1%) in 6-12 hours, 111 (9, 7%) in 12-24 hours, and 279 (24, 3%) patients >24 hours from stroke onset. The most common complications encountered during the treatment of stroke patients were: urinary infection in 195 (17, 0%), consciousness disturbances in 177 (15, 4%), pneumonia in 68 (5, 9%), thromboembolism in 19 (1, 7%), and decubitus in 11 (1, 0%) patients. Thirty (2, 6%) questionnaires did not specify where patients were referred to after the treatment ; 55 (4, 8%) patients were transferred to other hospital departments, 564 (49, 0%) patients were discharged for home care, 170 (14, 8%) patients were referred to rehabilitation institutions, and 59 (5, 1%) patients were transferred to geriatric units. Patient condition at discharge was not stated in 22 (1, 8%) questionnaires, 770 (67, 0%) patients were discharged in improved condition, 77 (6, 7%) in unchanged condition, 9 (0, 8%) in deteriorated condition, and 272 (23, 7%) patients died during the treatment. The collection and analysis of dana on stroke patients could greatly improve our perception of stroke in the Croatian population.

stroke prevention; common factors

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