Abstract
Public knowledge of acute stroke symptoms is a goal of public health policy. Similarly, general health knowledge is a hypothesized pathway for the salutary effects of social ties. This study examined the association of stroke warning sign knowledge with the quantity (number of recent social contacts) and/or quality (perceived emotional support) of social ties in two population-based cross-sectional surveys (Ns = 33,326 and 80,454). Both higher levels of emotional support and more frequent social contacts were independently associated with greater stroke warning sign knowledge. Social isolation is a novel marker of poor knowledge of stroke warning signs.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 169-178 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Health Psychology |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2012 |
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Keywords
- attitudes
- BRFSS
- health knowledge
- networks-social
- NHIS
- practice
- stroke/diagnosis
- support-social
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Psychology
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Perceived emotional support and frequent social contacts are associated with greater knowledge of stroke warning signs : Evidence from two cross-sectional US population surveys. / Barger, Steven D.
In: Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 17, No. 2, 03.2012, p. 169-178.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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