Key result
Tools assessing cardiovascular risk factor knowledge lack standardization and exhibit significant diversity.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to review the literature and identify questionnaires, scales, and instruments used to assess cardiovascular risk factor knowledge in patients with cardiovascular disease.
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This scoping review highlights the diversity of instruments available in the literature for assessing knowledge of risk factors in patients with cardiovascular disease, noting a lack of tools that assess this knowledge in isolation.
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Basegio et al. (2026) conducted a review in Cardiovascular disease (n=18). Instruments assessing knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors was evaluated on Identification of questionnaires, scales, and instruments used to assess knowledge of risk factors. The scoping review identified 18 articles utilizing 7 validated scales and 11 non-validated instruments, highlighting a significant diversity and lack of standardization in tools assessing cardiovascular risk factor knowledge.
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