Table 6 Actions taken at the time of symptom onset by patients (or their caregivers) who arrive early at the hospital (≤2 hours of symptom onset) vs those who arrive later
From: Development of an education campaign to reduce delays in pre-hospital response to stroke
When you developed the symptoms that brought you to the hospital, what did you FIRST think was wrong? | ≤2 hours N = 175 | >2 hours N = 218 | Total N = 393 | Prevalence Ratio | CI 95% | Pr > Chisq |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stroke/TIA | 47 (27%) | 42 (19%) | 89 (23%) | 0.82 | 0.64-1.04 | 0.094 |
Other | 46 (26%) | 86 (39%) | 132 (34%) | 1.23 | 1.08-1.53 | 0.004 |
I have not thought about anything | 82 (47%) | 90 (41%) | 172 (44%) | 0.90 | 075-1.08 | 0.273 |
Whom did you first call or speak with after your symptoms started? | ||||||
“118” | 35 (20%) | 9 (4%) | 44 (11%) | 0.34 | 0.19-0.62 | <0.001 |
General Practice (GP) | 11 (6%) | 62 (28%) | 73 (19%) | 1.74 | 1.50-2.02 | <0.001 |
Relative/Friend | 115 (66%) | 134 (61%) | 249 (63%) | 0.92 | 0.77-1.10 | 0.379 |
Other | 14 (8%) | 13 (6%) | 27 (7%) | 0.86 | 0.57-1.28 | 0.461 |
What was the reaction of the person you first called or spoke with after your symptoms started? | ||||||
Encouraged me to call “118” | 74 (42%) | 45 (21%) | 126 (32%) | 0.57 | 0.44-0.73 | <0.001 |
Encouraged me to call my GP | 3 (2%) | 25 (11%) | 28 (7%) | 1.69 | 1.44-1.98 | <0.001 |
Encouraged me to go to the hospital | 8 (5%) | 54 (25%) | 63 (16%) | 1.72 | 1.49-2.00 | <0.001 |
Drove me to the hospital | 19 (11%) | 24 (11%) | 43 (11%) | 1.01 | 0.76-1.34 | 0.961 |
Recommended that I wait to see if my symptoms improved | 2 (1%) | 11 (5%) | 13 (13%) | 1.55 | 1.21-1.99 | 0.001 |
Other | 69 (39%) | 59 (27%) | 88 (22%) | 0.82 | 0.67-1.02 | 0.072 |