PEO(S) components | Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
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Population | • Adult humans (aged 18 years and over) | • Children only • Individuals who have had a stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) • Family members / caregivers of stroke patients • Countries outside the WHO European region [26] (Table 2) |
Exposure of Interest | • Socioeconomic position (education, income and/or occupation-derived measures) | • Studies not analysing at least one aspect of socioeconomic position |
Outcome | Stroke knowledge: • Risk factors • Warning signs | • Stroke knowledge following an intervention (if no baseline data) • Studies on stroke knowledge but not broken down by warning signs and/or risk factors |
Study Designs | • Cross-sectional studies • Cohort studies • Baseline data of intervention studies (e.g. RCTs, pre-post studies) | • Case studies • Editorials • Qualitative research • Systematic reviews |