Family Awareness toward Stroke Risk Factors among Patients with Hypertension
Abdelkader Ebrahim Sayed Ahmed, H., Hamed Farahet, N., Mohamed Sayed, S. (2025). Family Awareness toward Stroke Risk Factors among Patients with Hypertension. EKB Journal Management System, 16(3), 366-376. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2025.445017
Hend Abdelkader Ebrahim Sayed Ahmed; Nadia Hamed Farahet; Safinaz Mohamed Sayed. "Family Awareness toward Stroke Risk Factors among Patients with Hypertension". EKB Journal Management System, 16, 3, 2025, 366-376. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2025.445017
Abdelkader Ebrahim Sayed Ahmed, H., Hamed Farahet, N., Mohamed Sayed, S. (2025). 'Family Awareness toward Stroke Risk Factors among Patients with Hypertension', EKB Journal Management System, 16(3), pp. 366-376. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2025.445017
Abdelkader Ebrahim Sayed Ahmed, H., Hamed Farahet, N., Mohamed Sayed, S. Family Awareness toward Stroke Risk Factors among Patients with Hypertension. EKB Journal Management System, 2025; 16(3): 366-376. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2025.445017

Family Awareness toward Stroke Risk Factors among Patients with Hypertension

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 16, Issue 3, September 2025, Page 366-376  XML PDF (488.46 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2025.445017
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Authors
Hend Abdelkader Ebrahim Sayed Ahmed1; Nadia Hamed Farahet2; Safinaz Mohamed Sayed3
1Matron of the El-Shrouk Hospital at Cairo
2Professor of Community Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Egypt
3Lecturer of Community Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Egypt.
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.
Keywords
Family awareness; stroke; hypertension
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