The impact of the UK ‘Act Fast’ stroke awareness campaign
Content analysis of patients, witness and primary care clinicians’ perceptions
Bibliographic Data
Act FAST has had some perceived impact on stroke recognition and response in some stroke patients and witnesses, but the majority reported no campaign impact. Primary care clinicians were positive about the campaign, and believed it had impacted on stroke awareness and recognition but doubted impact on response behaviour. Potential avenues for optimising and complementing mass media campaigns such as 'Act FAST' were identified
Biostatistics · Content analysis · Family medicine · Perception · Psychological intervention · Public health · Qualitative research · Stroke (engine · Witness · Acute Ischemic Stroke Management · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
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