Cardiovascular disease knowledge and risk perception among underserved individuals at increased risk of cardiovascular disease

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 332-337

  Homko, Carol J ^a,c   Santamore, William P ^a   Zamora, Linda ^a   Shirk, Gail ^a   Gaughan, John ^a   Cross, Robert ^a   Kashem, Abul ^a   Petersen, Suni ^b   Bove, Alfred A ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; CVD knowledge; Framingham risk score; Risk perception; Underserved individuals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PENNSYLVANIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN;

EID: 54049140593     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JCN.0000317432.44586.aa     Document Type: Article

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