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HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
卷 40, 期 11, 页码 737-746出版社
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/hea0001110
关键词
cardiovascular disease; health knowledge; prevention; sex differences; veterans
资金
- Department of Veterans Affairs [CIN 13-407, HIR 09-007, DHI 07-065-1, IIR 12-118]
- Advanced Fellowship in Women's Health
- National Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood Grant [R01HL126770]
The study found that veterans have a higher risk of heart disease, with female veterans having slightly higher knowledge compared to male veterans, but there were no significant differences in prevention behaviors. Therefore, improved education on heart disease risk and personalized prevention strategies may benefit veterans and their healthcare providers.
Objective: Veterans, including the growing number of women veterans, have a greater risk of heart disease than nonveterans, and the incidence of heart disease is increasing among the most recent veterans who participated in post-9/11 military conflicts. Investigating heart disease-related knowledge, self-perceived risk, and prevention beliefs and behavior among these veterans, and identifying potential differences in knowledge, risk, beliefs and behavior between men and women, may guide prevention strategies. Method: Cross-sectional data from a nationwide survey of 1,141 (53% women) post-9/11 veterans were used to examine heart disease awareness and information-seeking, perceived risk and importance of heart disease risk factors, beliefs about traditional (e.g., weight, blood pressure) and nontraditional (e.g., stress, sleep) factors, and engagement in prevention behaviors. Differences between men and women were also tested, using t-tests, chi-square, and Fisher's exact tests. Results: Only one-third reported they felt very informed or sought information about heart disease, or that their providers had discussed heart disease with them. Although veterans generally believe that addressing traditional and nontraditional factors can reduce their risk of heart disease, far fewer endorsed the value of mental health treatment in prevention. Overall, women were slightly more knowledgeable about heart disease risk, and of behaviors that can lower this risk, but for both men and women, this knowledge did not translate to engaging in equivalent prevention behaviors. Conclusions: Post-9/11 veterans, and potentially their providers, may each benefit from improved education regarding their risk of heart disease. Veterans may also require better, more personalized approaches to prevention.
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