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Prevalence of self-reported stroke in a population in northern England
Author(s)	Joanna M L Geddes, Jon Fear, Alan Tennant
Journal title	Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol 50, 1996
Pages	pp 140-143
Keywords	Stroke ; Discharged patients ; Social surveys ; North Yorkshire.
Annotation	A postal questionnaire was sent to an age-stratified random sample of 18,827 residents of the North Yorkshire Health Authority aged 55 and over, to determine whether they had experienced a stroke. Prevalence was found to increase with age and, apart from those aged over 85, males had a higher prevalence than females. Overall prevalence was 46.8 per 1000. 23% of respondents reported full recovery from stroke. Cognitive impairments (33%), problems with lower limbs (33% for right leg, 27% for left leg) and speech difficulties (27%) were the most common residual impairments. Guidelines to purchasers on the provision of services to those who have had a stroke may underestimate prevalence rates by as much as 50%. This could lead to a shortfall in provision of services designed to support people in the months and years following their stroke. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-000105003 A
Classmark	CQA: LFD: 3F: 8NY
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