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January 15, 2014The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Health-promoting behavior changes increased in all groups over time (P < .001), with significant increases in statin and aspirin intake (P < .001), though risk perception only changed significantly in the moderate-risk group (CAC 101-400, P = .004).

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Why the study?

Does knowledge of coronary artery calcium (CAC) score improve cardiovascular risk perception and health-promoting behavior change in high-risk adults?

Population

174 high-risk adults recruited at a radiology center offering CAC scans, mean age 58 years, 62% men, 89%…

Comparison

Knowledge of coronary artery calcium (CAC) score vs Baseline and comparison across different CAC…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

3 months

Authors

JJJennie JohnsonMGMeg GulanickSPSue Penckofer

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Overview

May support CAC-informed counseling to boost statin/aspirin uptake; leaves open risk-perception effects and requires RCTs for confirmation.

Structured PICO

Does knowledge of coronary artery calcium (CAC) score improve cardiovascular risk perception and health-promoting behavior change in high-risk adults?

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Population
174 high-risk adults (≥3 major risk factors) recruited at a radiology center offering CAC scans, mean age 58 years, 62% men, 89% white.
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Intervention
Knowledge of coronary artery calcium (CAC) score
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Comparator
Baseline (before results were known) and comparison across different CAC score groups
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Outcome
Change in risk perception, likelihood of taking action, and health-promoting behavior change at 3 monthspatient reported

Knowledge of CAC scores enhances motivation for health-promoting behavior changes and increases the use of risk-reducing medications like statins and aspirin in high-risk adults.

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Johnson et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8a861c5c716ca1a5d4771bhttps://doi.org/10.1097/jcn.0000000000000103
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