What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Cross-Sectional. Population: Cardiovascular disease risk factors. Intervention: Awareness of cardiovascular risk factors. Primary outcome: Ideal cardiovascular health behavior.

November 1, 2013Southern Medical Journal

Effect of Patients’ Awareness of CVD Risk Factors on Health-Related Behaviors

Q: What are the key findings of this study?

Awareness of cardiovascular risk factors was modestly and positively associated with healthy behaviors for most risk factors, but inversely associated with smoking abstention.

Q: What does this research mean for the field?

Awareness of cardiovascular risk factors is modestly and positively associated with healthy behaviors for most risk factors, but inversely associated with smoking abstention. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Key result

Awareness of CV risk factors is linked to healthier behaviors but lower smoking abstention.

Why the study?

Does awareness of cardiovascular disease risk factors improve health-related behaviors in patients 40 years and older?

Population

Patients 40 years and older surveyed at five ambulatory clinics

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

NANaweed AlzamanTaibah University SWSiddharth WartakMaimonides Medical Center JFJennifer FridericiImmunomedics (United States)

Discussion

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Implication

Awareness of most CVD risks links modestly to better behaviors; leaves open whether education alone drives change or if targeted interventions are required.

Study Design

Type

Cross-Sectional

Multicenter

Yes

Structured PICO

Does awareness of cardiovascular disease risk factors improve health-related behaviors in patients 40 years and older?

Population

Patients 40 years and older surveyed at five ambulatory clinics to assess the association between awareness of cardiovascular risk factors and healthy behaviors.

Exposure

Awareness of five modifiable cardiac risk factors (smoking, obesity, high cholesterol, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus) and one protective factor (exercise)

Outcome

Ideal cardiovascular health behavior (defined as HbA1c <8.0% for diabetes, systolic blood pressure <140 mm Hg for hypertension, medication adherence for high cholesterol, attempting to lose weight for obesity, abstinence for smoking, and exercise ≥ 30 minutes/day, ≥ 3 times per week)patient reported

Awareness of cardiovascular risk factors is modestly associated with healthier behaviors, indicating that awareness alone is insufficient to motivate significant behavioral change.

Cite This Study

Alzaman et al. (2013) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular disease risk factors. Awareness of cardiovascular risk factors was evaluated on Ideal cardiovascular health behavior. Awareness of cardiovascular risk factors was modestly and positively associated with healthy behaviors for most risk factors, but inversely associated with smoking abstention.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa941af1ed6af7fb80e0edf https://doi.org/10.1097/smj.0000000000000013

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Women and heart disease Cardiovascular prevention

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Implication

Awareness of most CVD risks links modestly to better behaviors; leaves open whether education alone drives change or if targeted interventions are required.

Effect of Patients’ Awareness of CVD Risk Factors on Health-Related Behaviors

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Study Design

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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Effect of Patients’ Awareness of CVD Risk Factors on Health-Related Behaviors

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Study Design

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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