Department of Medicine, Stanford Healthcare, Stanford, CA, USA.
Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Patient Educ Couns. 2021 Oct;104(10):2571-2576. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.03.008. Epub 2021 Mar 9.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for American women, yet young women are rarely the target population of CVD prevention campaigns. This study investigated young women's exposure to CVD information.
We surveyed 331 females ages 15-24 years to determine 1) whether participants felt informed about heart disease or stroke, 2) their exposure to heart disease information sources over the past year, and 3) whether they had ever discussed CVD-related topics with healthcare providers.
Over half of participants reported feeling not informed about heart disease (52%) or stroke (59%). Participants were more likely to report feeling informed if they were exposed to information from websites or social media, or if they had ever discussed family history of heart disease, personal risk for heart disease, or high blood pressure with their healthcare provider.
Most young women did not feel informed about CVD. Exposure to specific information sources and discussions with healthcare providers may help improve this.
Public health campaigns should promote cardiovascular health through websites and social media popular amongst young women. Healthcare providers should discuss CVD risk factor modification with young patients in order to promote cardiovascular health across the life course.
心血管疾病（CVD）是美国女性死亡的主要原因，但年轻女性很少成为 CVD 预防活动的目标人群。本研究调查了年轻女性对 CVD 信息的接触情况。
我们调查了 331 名年龄在 15-24 岁的女性，以确定 1）参与者是否认为自己对心脏病或中风有足够的了解，2）她们在过去一年中接触过哪些心脏病信息来源，以及 3）她们是否曾与医疗保健提供者讨论过与 CVD 相关的话题。
超过一半的参与者表示对心脏病（52%）或中风（59%）了解不足。如果参与者接触过来自网站或社交媒体的信息，或者曾与医疗保健提供者讨论过心脏病家族史、个人心脏病风险或高血压，他们更有可能感到自己了解相关信息。
大多数年轻女性对 CVD 并不了解。接触特定的信息来源和与医疗保健提供者的讨论可能有助于改善这一状况。
公共卫生活动应通过在年轻女性中流行的网站和社交媒体来促进心血管健康。医疗保健提供者应与年轻患者讨论 CVD 风险因素的改变，以促进整个生命周期的心血管健康。
