HPL Program for Geriatric Patients' at Risk for Stroke

Launched by ASSIUT UNIVERSITY · Dec 3, 2022

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Patients with stroke with uncontrolled glucose levels have higher mortality and poor post stroke outcomes. Controlling diabetes and other associated risk factors are effective ways to prevent initial strokes as well as stroke recurrence. Diabetes increases ischemic stroke incidence in all age groups, individuals with diabetes are more likely to suffer from hypertension, myocardial infarction and high cholesterol than individuals without diabetes have been linked to a greater risk of stroke. Smoking is a major cause of cardiovascular disease and causes one of every four deaths from cardiovas...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age 60 years and more
• • Diagnosed with hypertension, diabetes mellitus and cardiac diseases.
• • Able to communicate with health team, free from mental problems, and agreed to participate in the study were included.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • unable to communicate with health team.
• • free from mental problems.