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October 1, 2008Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Awareness of cardiovascular risk factors in ischaemic heart disease: implications during the projection of secondary prevention interventions

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Why the study?

What factors do patients attribute as the cause of their ischemic heart disease, and what is their level of awareness regarding their actual risk factors?

Population

151 patients from a Cardiology Rehabilitation Ward who had undergone coronary bypass surgery.

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

SMSilvia MontinaroSMSimone MazzettiCandiolo Cancer InstituteCVClaudia Vasicuro

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Overview

Patient attributions for coronopathy vary by sociological factors; leaves open whether tailored education improves risk factor awareness.

Structured PICO

What factors do patients attribute as the cause of their ischemic heart disease, and what is their level of awareness regarding their actual risk factors?

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Population
151 patients from a Cardiology Rehabilitation Ward who had undergone coronary bypass surgery (average age: 63.25 +/- 9.01 years; 85.4% men).
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Intervention
Psychological clinical interview to assess patient-attributed causes of their coronary disease.
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Outcome
Patient-attributed causes of ischemic disease and level of awareness (compared to actual risk factors present).patient reported

Patients' awareness of their cardiovascular risk factors varies by sociological variables, suggesting that secondary prevention education should be tailored to individual patient profiles to increase efficacy.

Cite This Study

Montinaro et al. (2008) studied this question.

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