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March 16, 2026Online Türk Sağlık Bilimleri DergisiOpen Access

Determination of Cardiovascular Risk Awareness and Related Factors in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Mixed-Method Study

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ASAyse SoyluASAhmet Seven

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Overview

Mixed-method study reveals low cardiovascular risk awareness in diabetes patients, suggesting potential for knowledge improvement.

Key Points

  • The study investigates cardiovascular risk awareness and its influencing factors in diabetes mellitus patients.
  • Mixed-methods design including descriptive, correlational, and phenomenological components.
  • Quantitative phase involved 154 patients completing a questionnaire.
  • Qualitative phase included 12 patients engaged in semi-structured interviews.
  • Data collection utilized a Patient Information Form, Cardiovascular Risk Awareness Scale, and Semi-Structured Interview Form.
  • Quantitative data analyzed using SPSS, while qualitative data analyzed with MAXQDA.
  • Average cardiovascular risk awareness was 29.88±7.03.
  • Independent variables explained 21.5% of the variance in cardiovascular risk awareness (F = 6.982, p < 0.001).
  • Factors such as gender, occupation, marital status, compliance with treatment, smoking habits, and exercise impacted awareness (p < 0.005).
  • Qualitative findings identified 'disease management' as a key theme along with subthemes of 'awareness', 'lack of knowledge', and 'fatalism'.

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Soylu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b79e398166e15b153ab447https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.1839963
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