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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION & REHABILITATION
卷 17, 期 5, 页码 519-523出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e328337ccd3
关键词
cardiovascular disease; intention; risk communication; risk perceptions
资金
- Unilever Discover, Colworth House, Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire
Background Although percentage risk formats are commonly used to convey cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, people find it difficult to understand these representations. Aims To compare the impact of providing a CVD risk message in either a traditional format (% risk) or using an analogy of risk (Heart-Age) on participants' risk perceptions and intention to make lifestyle changes. Methods Four hundred and thirteen men and women were randomly allocated to one of two conditions; CVD risk as a percentage or as a Heart-Age score (a cardiovascular risk adjusted age). Results There was a graded relationship between perceived and actual CVD risk only in those participants receiving a Heart-Age message (P<0.05). Heart-Age was more emotionally impactful in younger individuals at higher actual CVD risk (P<0.01). Self-reported emotional reactions further mediated the relationship between risk perception and intention to make lifestyle changes. Conclusion This study found that the Heart-Age message significantly differed from percentage CVD risk score in risk perceptions and was more emotionally impactful in those participants at higher actual CVD risk levels. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 17:519-523 (C) 2010 The European Society of Cardiology
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