Tracking women's awareness of heart disease - An American Heart Association National Study
Tracking women's awareness of heart disease - An American Heart Association National Study
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DOI：
10.1161/01.cir.0000115222.69428.c9
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发表时间：
2004-02-10
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37.8
通讯作者：
Robertson, RM
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作者：
Mosca, L;Ferris, A;Robertson, RM
背景-心血管疾病（CVD）是美国男性和女性死亡的主要原因，然而先前的研究表明女性缺乏风险意识。本研究的目的是评估当代意识，知识和观念有关的心血管疾病的风险在美国妇女和评估的趋势，自1997年以来，当美国心脏协会发起了一项全国性的运动，以提高意识的心血管疾病women.Methods和结果-一个电话调查的全国代表性随机抽样的妇女进行了2003年6月和7月，对黑人和西班牙裔妇女进行了过度抽样;结果与2000年和1997年的类似调查进行了比较。目前的调查包括1024名年龄大于或等于25岁的受访者; 68%是白色，12%是黑人，12%是西班牙裔，8%是其他种族。通过使用标准的访谈辅助问卷评估对心脏病的认识、知识和看法。自1997年以来，人们对心脏病作为妇女头号杀手的认识发生了转变。2003年，46%的受访者自发地将心脏病确定为女性死亡的主要原因，高于1997年的30%（P
Background-Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in men and women in the United States, yet prior research has shown a lack of awareness of risk among women. The purpose of this study was to assess the contemporary awareness, knowledge, and perceptions related to CVD risk among American women and to evaluate trends since 1997, when the American Heart Association initiated a national campaign to improve awareness of CVD among women.Methods and Results-A telephone survey of a nationally representative random sample of women was conducted in June and July 2003, with an oversampling of black and Hispanic women; results were compared with those of similar surveys in 2000 and 1997. The present survey included 1024 respondents age greater than or equal to25 years; 68% were white, 12% black, 12% Hispanic, and 8% other ethnicities. Awareness, knowledge, and perceptions about heart disease were evaluated by use of a standard interviewer-assisted questionnaire. A shift in awareness of heart disease as the leading killer of women has occurred since 1997. In 2003, 46% of respondents spontaneously identified heart disease as the leading cause of death in women, up from 30% in 1997 (P