摘要Objective:Stroke is perceived as a serious illness although it is preventable,and lifestyle alterations can be made to reduce its risk.Improvement of stroke care should be achieved through awareness of public,especially through high-risk group.Henceforth,the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of nursing intervention on improving awareness of high-risk people about stroke prevention.Methods:A quasi-experimental design was used to carry out this study,where a purposive sample of 80 adult patients at high risk for stroke were enrolled while they were attending the out-patient clinics of Zagazig University Hospitals for follow-up treatment;they were divided into two groups:case(40 patients)and control(40 patients).An interview questionnaire was used to assess patients'knowledge regarding warning signs,risk factors,and immediate treatment;attitude;and their practice for prevention for stroke at pretest and posttest.Results:The study revealed the poor level of knowledge,bad level of preventive behavior,and negative attitude regarding stroke prevention at pre-intervention.However,after intervention,the high-risk people had fair level of knowledge with moderate practice for stroke prevention and positive attitude,with statistically significant difference between pre-post intervention and between the case and control groups.Conclusions:The study revealed that the nursing intervention seemed to change the knowledge,practice,and attitude of subjects regarding stroke prevention.This,in turn,implies that awareness of prevention of stroke and high-risk factor control could be important to reduce the burden of stroke in Egypt.Thus,further research on a larger scale is required to improve population knowledge and behavior for stroke prevention and control.