Mooney Leslie A, Franks Amy M
College of Pharmacy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA.
J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2009 Jul-Aug;49(4):529-37; 4p following 537. doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08120.
To assess knowledge of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among a group of health screening participants and to compare knowledge between participants with high and low CVD risk.
Cross-sectional pilot study.
Jonesboro, AR, during June 2007.
121 adult volunteers participating in a community health screening.
34-item self-administered written questionnaire.
Ability to identify CVD risk factors and healthy values for CVD risk factors and the differences in these abilities between participants with high and low CVD risk.
Participants demonstrated good knowledge of traditional CVD risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, lack of exercise, and overweight or obese status. Knowledge of other CVD risk factors and healthy values for major CVD risk factors was limited. Participants with high CVD risk were significantly more likely to correctly identify high triglycerides as a CVD risk factor and to identify healthy values for fasting blood glucose and total cholesterol compared with participants with low CVD risk.
Overall, participants lacked knowledge of the risk factor status and healthy values for many CVD risk factors. Participants with high CVD risk may have better knowledge of some CVD risk factors than participants with low CVD risk. These findings highlight the need for more education to improve knowledge in both risk groups.
评估一组健康筛查参与者对心血管疾病（CVD）危险因素的知晓情况，并比较高CVD风险参与者和低CVD风险参与者之间的知晓差异。
横断面试点研究。
阿肯色州琼斯伯勒，2007年6月。
121名参与社区健康筛查的成年志愿者。
34项自行填写的书面问卷。
识别CVD危险因素和CVD危险因素健康值的能力，以及高CVD风险参与者和低CVD风险参与者在这些能力上的差异。
参与者对传统CVD危险因素，如高血压、高胆固醇、缺乏运动和超重或肥胖状态，表现出较好的知晓。对其他CVD危险因素和主要CVD危险因素健康值的知晓有限。与低CVD风险参与者相比，高CVD风险参与者更有可能正确识别高甘油三酯为CVD危险因素，并识别空腹血糖和总胆固醇的健康值。
总体而言，参与者对许多CVD危险因素的危险因素状态和健康值缺乏了解。高CVD风险参与者对某些CVD危险因素的了解可能比低CVD风险参与者更好。这些发现凸显了在两个风险组中都需要加强教育以提高知识水平。
