Social network types and acute stroke preparedness behavior.

Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra
Bernadette Boden-AlbalaMyunghee C Paik

Abstract

Presence of informal social networks has been associated with favorable health and behaviors, but whether different types of social networks impact on different health outcomes remains largely unknown. We examined the associations of different social network types (marital dyad, household, friendship, and informal community networks) with acute stroke preparedness behavior. We hypothesized that marital dyad best matched the required tasks and is the most effective network type for this behavior. We collected in-person interview and medical record data for 1,077 adults diagnosed with stroke and transient ischemic attack. We used logistic regression analyses to examine the association of each social network with arrival at the emergency department (ED) within 3 h of stroke symptoms. Adjusting for age, race-ethnicity, education, gender, transportation type to ED and vascular diagnosis, being married or living with a partner was significantly associated with early arrival at the ED (odds ratio = 2.0, 95% confidence interval: 1.2-3.1), but no significant univariate or multivariate associations were observed for household, friendship, and community networks. The marital/partnership dyad is the most influential type of social network ...Continue Reading

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Aug 21, 2012·Stroke; a Journal of Cerebral Circulation·Darin B ZahuranecChelsea S Kidwell
Mar 16, 2019·Nature Communications·Amar DhandJin-Moo Lee
Mar 2, 2021·Australasian Emergency Care·Amminadab L EliakunduUNKNOWN AuSCR consortium partners Stroke123 investigators
Mar 23, 2021·Applied Nursing Research : ANR·Paulann Grech, Reuben Grech
Jun 5, 2013·Stroke; a Journal of Cerebral Circulation·Bernadette Boden-Albala, Leigh W Quarles

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