Cerebrovascular diseases are the group of diseases that cause the most disability and loss of work, affect the quality of life the most and are the third leading cause of death in the world, and also have a significant place in hospital admissions and expenses. This rate increases with the aging population and comorbidities. The recognition of stroke symptoms by the society is the most important factor in patients reaching treatment opportunities without wasting time.
It is known that failure to provide accurate information to hypertensive patients, who are the highest risk group for stroke, or the patient's failure to understand stroke is associated with a higher risk of stroke and complications. These findings indicate that it is important to provide information to the public about how they behave when they encounter symptoms related to stroke and related conditions. Measuring stroke knowledge and risk factors in hypertensive and potential stroke patients can serve as a healthcare provider who informs the society to adopt stroke prevention behaviors.
Therefore, a valid and reliable assessment tool is of great importance in determining whether hypertensive patients have sufficient knowledge about stroke and improving the long-term clinical outcomes of stroke.
This research aims to perform the cross-cultural adaptation of the Stroke Knowledge Test into Turkish and to examine the validity and reliability of the assessment tool in hypertensive patients.
