Publications by authors named "Maricela Wilson"
Health promotion programs are effective at reducing cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). One-time health promotion programs are effective at increasing immediate knowledge gain about CVDs. It is unknown if such interventions translate into sustained knowledge gain or actual behavior modifications.
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- AHORA is a Spanish language tool designed to help identify stroke symptoms using simple criteria: walking, speaking, eyes, face, arms, and legs.
- A survey of 300 non-medical, primarily Spanish-speaking participants showed strong approval for the tool, noting its ease of understanding and implementation.
- The study includes respondent feedback, highlights potential challenges, and suggests areas for further research to improve the tool's effectiveness.
Objective: To develop a Spanish language tool for acute stroke identification.
Methods: A Spanish language translation of the Balance-Eyes-Face-Arm-Speech-Time tool was developed within our emergency medical services agency.
Results: The authors present a new prehospital stroke tool, Andar, Hablar, Ojos, Rostro and Ambos Brazos o Piernas (AHORA) (which means now in Spanish) to help combat the language barrier and reinforce the necessity to call 9-1-1 as soon as any stroke symptoms are noted.