Assessing the efficacy of an educational video on stroke knowledge in Lebanon: a single-arm interventional study

Jihan Safwan; Katia Iskandar; Chadia Haddad; Hala Sacre; Pascale Salameh; Serena Youssef; Tatiana Akl; Yasmina Sfeir; Hassan Hosseini; Fouad Sakr; Michelle Cherfane

doi:10.1186/s12889-024-20552-3

Assessing the efficacy of an educational video on stroke knowledge in Lebanon: a single-arm interventional study

BMC Public Health. 2024 Oct 31;24(1):3019. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20552-3.

Authors

Jihan Safwan^{1

2}, Katia Iskandar^{1

2

3

4}, Chadia Haddad^{2

5

6

7}, Hala Sacre^{2

8}, Pascale Salameh^{2

5

9

10}, Serena Youssef⁵, Tatiana Akl⁵, Yasmina Sfeir⁵, Hassan Hosseini^{2

11

12}, Fouad Sakr^{1

2

13

14}, Michelle Cherfane^{15

16

17}

Affiliations

¹ School of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon.
² INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique, d'Épidémiologie Clinique et de Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon.
³ Department of health and social work, School of public health, Lebanese University, Fanar, Lebanon.
⁴ Higher Institute of Public Health (ISSP), Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
⁵ Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon.
⁶ Research Department, Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, Jal Eddib, Lebanon.
⁷ School of Health Sciences, Modern University for Business and Science, Beirut, Lebanon.
⁸ Drug Information Center, Order of Pharmacists of Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon.
⁹ Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, 2417, Cyprus.
¹⁰ Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadat, Lebanon.
¹¹ Neurology Department, Henri Mondor Hospital, AP-HP, Créteil, France.
¹² INSERM U955-E01, IMRB, UPEC-Université Paris-Est, Créteil, France.
¹³ UMR U955 INSERM, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale, Université Paris-Est, Créteil, France.
¹⁴ École Doctorale Sciences de la Vie et de la Santé, Université Paris-Est, Créteil, France.
¹⁵ INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique, d'Épidémiologie Clinique et de Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon. [email protected].
¹⁶ Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon. [email protected].
¹⁷ Environmental and Public Health Department, College of Health Sciences, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, UAE. [email protected].

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to assess the public's knowledge of stroke before and after viewing an educational video about stroke risk factors, preventive measures, and alarming signs.

Methods: A single-arm interventional study was conducted in Lebanon using a 3-minute video-based education about stroke. A pre- and post-structured questionnaire compared the level of knowledge about stroke.

Results: The study included 685 participants. Knowledge of stroke, risk factors, warning signs, treatment, and preventive measures significantly increased post-educational video sessions. A higher baseline knowledge score was associated with a family history of stroke (Beta = 1.76) and being a healthcare professional (Beta = 3.35). Participants between 25 and 34 years (Beta=-1.39) and those with a high risk of stroke (Beta=-1.03) were significantly associated with a lower knowledge score.

Conclusion: This study demonstrated the effectiveness of a video-based educational tool to raise awareness about stroke. Short, targeted audio-visual resources using lay language can convey health education messages and influence behavioral changes. The community can benefit from a large-scale educational campaign that targets different socio-economic statuses to enhance knowledge of stroke and save lives.

Keywords: Awareness; Educational video; Health promotion; Population health; Stroke.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Female
Health Education* / methods
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
Humans
Lebanon
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Stroke* / prevention & control
Surveys and Questionnaires
Video Recording*
Young Adult