Knowledge of Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Self-nurturance, and Heart-Healthy Behaviors in Women

Konicki, Annette Jakubisin

doi:10.1097/jcn.0b013e31820e2f95

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“…Studies continue to show that knowledge does not necessarily translate to changes in behavior. 9,41,49,50 This finding is consistent with other studies, as fewer than half of the women with hypertension who were on medication had their blood pressure under control. 3,51 The mean systolic blood pressure of women diagnosed with hypertension was greater than 140 mmHg.…”

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Opportunities for the Advanced Practice Nurse to Enhance Hypertension Knowledge and Self-management Among African American Women

2017

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Purpose Despite increased awareness and the advent of methods to manage the disease, hypertension is poorly controlled among African American women. This study explored hypertension knowledge and blood pressure in a sample of African American women. Design A descriptive, cross-sectional design was used to collect survey data on hypertension knowledge. Methods African American women attending a church conference were invited to complete a questionnaire, which included the Check Your High Blood Pressure Prevention IQ survey, and had their blood pressures measured. Results Of the 151 women who participated, 62% were diagnosed with hypertension. Many of the women - even those not diagnosed with hypertension - had elevated blood pressures. Although the average scores showed that the women scored well on the survey, there were four items on the survey that a percentage the women had difficulty with - questions about (1) stress as a cause of hypertension, (2) symptoms associated with high blood pressure, (3) whether or not hypertension could be cured, and (4) the amount of exercise needed to help reduce blood pressure. Conclusions Despite efforts to increase awareness and control of hypertension, considerable misconceptions about the disease were found in this sample of African American women. To improve self-management of hypertension among this group, advanced practice nurses need to directly address these misconceptions.

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Opportunities for the Advanced Practice Nurse to Enhance Hypertension Knowledge and Self-management Among African American Women

2017

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“…17 Although research has shown that women are becoming more educated with regard to cardiovascular risk factors, this increased awareness has not yet translated into the behavioural changes that would sustain cardiac health. 18 Taken together, these findings suggest that further research focusing on women's cardiac health is required to encourage healthy cardiovascular behaviours.…”

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confidence: 99%

Treatment-seeking delays in patients with acute myocardial infarction and use of the emergency medical service

Wang

Hsu

2013

J Int Med Res

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Objectives: To investigate treatment-seeking delays in Chinese patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and to compare sex differences in this behaviour. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was undertaken in patients with AMI, admitted to one of three hospitals in Shanghai, China. A treatment-seeking behaviour questionnaire was administered to each patient within 48 h of hospital admission. Results: In total, 250 patients were included: 159 men and 91 women. The median time for patients with AMI to make a treatment-seeking decision was 130 min. Women took significantly longer to seek treatment than men (240 min versus 120 min). The majority of patients (70.8%) took >1 h to decide to seek treatment. The emergency medical service (EMS) was used by 77 (30.8%) of patients, and these patients had a significantly shorter prehospital delay time than those who transported themselves to hospital. Predictive factors for using the EMS were pain level and rating AMI symptoms as severe. Conclusions: Chinese patients with AMI had a significant prehospital delay time and women took longer than men to seek treatment. Public awareness of the importance of seeking immediate medical assistance for AMI via the EMS needs to be increased in China.

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“…So although we cannot definitively conclude that healthy behaviors were poorer in Hispanics and black women despite a higher “unknown” calculated risk score, our findings highlight that patients’ motivation for healthy behaviors may be based more on measured weight and self‐perception as overweight or obese. Indeed, prior studies in women have shown that increased knowledge and awareness of CVD risk factors does not necessarily translate into healthier lifestyle behaviors 11, 12. Thus, in the setting of a growing obesity epidemic, it is crucial that health professionals continue to educate patients about heathy BMI and body image to motivate engagement in healthy lifestyle behaviors.…”

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Race/Ethnic and Sex Differences in the Association of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors

Morris

Hutcheson

et al. 2018

JAHA

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BackgroundLifestyle behaviors influence atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk. We examined race and sex differences in the association of ASCVD risk with obesity and lifestyle behaviors.Methods and ResultsWe used multivariable logistic regression to examine the association of race/ethnicity and sex with obesity and lifestyle behaviors among 12 351 adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys cycles 2005 to 2014. Ten‐year ASCVD risk was estimated using the 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association pooled cohort equations. Among overweight/obese subjects, whites were more likely to consider themselves overweight, to report a desire to weigh less, and to report a healthy diet, and physical activity. Despite higher body mass index and/or ASCVD risk, black women (adj odds ratio [OR] 0.8, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.7–0.9) were less likely to attempt weight loss, and Hispanic women (OR 0.8, 95% CI 0.6–0.9) were less likely to report physical activity than white women. Black women (adj OR 0.6, 95% CI 0.5–0.7) were less likely than white women, and Hispanics (women adj OR 0. 6, 95% CI 0.5–0.7; men adj OR 0.7, 95% CI 0.6–0.9) were less likely than whites to report a healthy diet. Among those with ASCVD risk >7.5%, there were even greater disparities in the likelihood of healthy diet between black and Hispanic versus white women, and among Hispanic versus white men.ConclusionsRace/ethnic minorities are less likely to engage in healthy lifestyle behaviors despite higher body mass index and ASCVD risk. These findings underscore the need for culturally sensitive recommendations to improve cardiovascular outcomes in high‐risk populations, particularly minority women.

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Knowledge of Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Self-nurturance, and Heart-Healthy Behaviors in Women

Cited by 17 publications

References 31 publications

Opportunities for the Advanced Practice Nurse to Enhance Hypertension Knowledge and Self-management Among African American Women

Opportunities for the Advanced Practice Nurse to Enhance Hypertension Knowledge and Self-management Among African American Women

Treatment-seeking delays in patients with acute myocardial infarction and use of the emergency medical service

Race/Ethnic and Sex Differences in the Association of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors

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