Factors Related To Recurrent Stroke Events: Referral Hospital-based Study in South Jakarta Azma Dwi Wardaty, Febrianti.
Public Health Department, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Tangerang Selatan, Indonesia
Abstract
Recurrent stroke is the second stroke after having previously had a stroke, characterized by a new neurological deficit accompanied by symptoms at least 21 days after the first attack. The risk factors of recurrent stroke are the same as primary stroke risk factors. Since recurrent stroke always give more damage than first attack, its risk factors should be under control. This study was conducted to determine the factors associated with the incidence of recurrent stroke in a hospitalized patients. It was conducted with quantitative approach using a cross sectional research method, using inpatients medical records recorded between 2016-2018. The research sample was all (78) stroke inpatients. Seven potential risk factors available in medical records, namely age, gender, type of stroke, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, and obesity can be included in this study as independent variables. Chi square test was used to determine association between independent and dependent variable. The results showed that 39.7% of the 78 stroke patients were recurrent stroke patients. Most of the recurrent stroke patients are patients aged > 55 years, male and had ischemic recurrent stroke. The most common comorbid factor was hypertension. There was no association between the potential risk factors and the incidence of recurrent stroke.
