A Qualitative Study of Delays in Hospital Admission in Patient With Acute Stroke

Decision Making Process in Patients With Symptoms of Acute Ischemic Stroke Why do They Delay in Seeking Medical Help? A Qualitative Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00694395

Enrollment

Registered

2008-06-10

Start date

2006-08-31

Completion date

2007-07-31

Last updated

2008-06-10

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Conditions

Acute Ischemic Stroke

Keywords

Qualitative study, stroke, 20 patients, Family or caregivers, acute ischemic stroke, delayed to receive thrombolytic therapy.

Brief summary

To identify the circumstance during decision making processes to seek medical help in patients with symptoms of acute ischemic stroke.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* patients with confirmed acute ischemic stroke by brain image and were able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese.

Exclusion criteria

* patients who had cerebral hemorrhage, aphasia, cognitive dysfunction or severe stroke with unstable vital sign.

Outcome results