Cardiovascular Risk Perception among Iranian Women with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Objective: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the fatal complications of diabetes mellitus. The mortality of CVD is higher in diabetic persons. Women are at a higher risk for CVD. The purpose of this study is to determine the perception of CVD risk among women with type 2 diabetes mellitus....
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| author | Saeidzadeh Seyedehtanaz Khabbaz Maryam |
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| description | Objective: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the fatal complications of diabetes mellitus. The mortality of CVD is higher in diabetic persons. Women are at a higher risk for CVD. The purpose of this study is to determine the perception of CVD risk among women with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 58 diabetic women with type 2 diabetes in a Diabetes clinic in Qaen, South Khorasan province, Iran. The attitude of participants towards CVD was assessed by a modified RPS-DD questionnaire. Data were analyzed with SPSS version 20.
Results: The participants aged from 31 to 66 years old. The mean duration of diabetic diagnosis was 7±4.88 years. Majority of them were literate (56.9%), married (89.7%), had low income (52%) and were housekeepers (94.8%). Almost half the participants believed they had personal control over cardiovascular risk. 69% had optimistic attitude towards not getting CVD and 60.3% had a moderate level of concerns about cardiovascular risks. Also 80% had knowledge about the cardiovascular risks.
Conclusion: Risk perception plays an important role in preventing CVD. A comprehensive educational program for changing the attitude toward CVD is recommended. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1f120c5a05554bd498192f0333e0ab4a2022-12-22T01:39:49ZengAras Part Medical International PressCrescent Journal of Medical and Biological Sciences2148-96962015-07-01238789CJMB_20150721044104Cardiovascular Risk Perception among Iranian Women with type 2 Diabetes MellitusSaeidzadeh Seyedehtanaz0Khabbaz Maryam1Student Research Committee, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Shohada Hospital, Qaen, South Khorasan, Iran.Objective: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the fatal complications of diabetes mellitus. The mortality of CVD is higher in diabetic persons. Women are at a higher risk for CVD. The purpose of this study is to determine the perception of CVD risk among women with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 58 diabetic women with type 2 diabetes in a Diabetes clinic in Qaen, South Khorasan province, Iran. The attitude of participants towards CVD was assessed by a modified RPS-DD questionnaire. Data were analyzed with SPSS version 20. Results: The participants aged from 31 to 66 years old. The mean duration of diabetic diagnosis was 7±4.88 years. Majority of them were literate (56.9%), married (89.7%), had low income (52%) and were housekeepers (94.8%). Almost half the participants believed they had personal control over cardiovascular risk. 69% had optimistic attitude towards not getting CVD and 60.3% had a moderate level of concerns about cardiovascular risks. Also 80% had knowledge about the cardiovascular risks. Conclusion: Risk perception plays an important role in preventing CVD. A comprehensive educational program for changing the attitude toward CVD is recommended.http://cjmb.org/PDF/CJMB-2-87.pdfCardiovascular diseasesDiabetes mellitusHealthPerceptionWomen |
| spellingShingle | Saeidzadeh Seyedehtanaz Khabbaz Maryam Cardiovascular Risk Perception among Iranian Women with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Crescent Journal of Medical and Biological Sciences Cardiovascular diseases Diabetes mellitus Health Perception Women |
| title | Cardiovascular Risk Perception among Iranian Women with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| title_full | Cardiovascular Risk Perception among Iranian Women with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| title_fullStr | Cardiovascular Risk Perception among Iranian Women with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cardiovascular Risk Perception among Iranian Women with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| title_short | Cardiovascular Risk Perception among Iranian Women with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| title_sort | cardiovascular risk perception among iranian women with type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| topic | Cardiovascular diseases Diabetes mellitus Health Perception Women |
| url | http://cjmb.org/PDF/CJMB-2-87.pdf |
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