Key result
Access to a nurse practitioner was associated with fewer perceived barriers to coronary heart disease risk modification among 120 surveyed women without prior CHD.
Why the study?
Does access to a nurse practitioner decrease perceived barriers to CHD risk modification in women aged 35 to 60 years without prior history of CHD?
Cross-Sectional (n=120)
Does access to a nurse practitioner decrease perceived barriers to CHD risk modification in women aged 35 to 60 years without prior history of CHD?
Access to a nurse practitioner is associated with fewer perceived barriers to coronary heart disease risk modification in women without prior CHD.
Hypothesis-generating for NP roles in women's CHD prevention; prospective trials needed before practice change.
PURPOSE: To explore the extent to which women perceive barriers to coronary heart disease (CHD) risk modification and to determine if access to a nurse practitioner (NP) decreases perceived barriers to CHD risk modification. DATA SOURCES: Surveys completed by 120 women between the ages of 35 and 60 years, with no known history of CHD. The barriers scale was used to examine women's perceived barriers to CHD risk modification. CONCLUSIONS: Women with access to an NP had less perceived barriers to CHD risk modification. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: NPs are ideally suited to decrease the mortality and morbidity associated with CHD through education strategies and attention to individual barriers women face when attempting to incorporate CHD risk factor modification into their lifestyles.
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Joanne Thanavaro (2005) conducted a cross-sectional in Coronary Heart Disease risk modification (n=120). Access to a nurse practitioner vs. No access to a nurse practitioner was evaluated on Perceived barriers to coronary heart disease risk modification. Access to a nurse practitioner was associated with fewer perceived barriers to coronary heart disease risk modification among 120 surveyed women without prior CHD.
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