Cardiovascular Risk, Risk Knowledge, and Related Factors in Patients

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate cardiovascular risk, risk knowledge, and related factors in patients. Method: The descriptive and corelational study was carried out with 340 patients who applied to the state hospital between November 2018 and March 2019 and agreed to participate in the study. Data was collected through face-to-face interviews with the scale of the Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Knowledge Level (CARRF-KL) and Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) Calculator. Results: In the study, it was found that patients were in the middle risk group in terms of cardiovascular risk, and their risk information level was slightly higher than the average. There was no statistically significant relationship between the level of knowledge of patients and the level of cardiovascular risk (r= -.062, p=.256). Conclusion: The study emphasises that initiatives should be developed to increase awareness of cardiovascular disease risks in Turkey and to increase the level of cardiovascular disease risk information available in order to prevent diseases. Preventative strategies can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and improve outcomes. Nurses should assess risk knowledge in patients to ensure best outcomes.

Keywords

• Cardiovascular disease
• risk factors
• level of knowledge
• nursing care

Hastalarda Kardiyovasküler Risk, Risk Bilgisi ve İlişkili Faktörler

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, hastalarda kardiyovasküler risk, risk bilgisi ve ilişkili faktörleri araştırmaktır. Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı ve kolerasyonel özellikte yapılan çalışma, Kasım 2018-Mart 2019 tarihleri arasında devlet hastanesine başvuran ve çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden 340 hasta ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler, Kardiyovasküler Hastalık Risk Faktörleri Bilgi Düzeyi (KARRİF-BD) ölçeği ve Sistematik Koroner Risk Değerlendirme (SCORE) Ölçeği ile yüz yüze görüşülerek toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışmada hastaların kardiyovasküler risk açısından orta risk grubunda olduğu ve risk bilgi düzeylerinin ortalamanın biraz üzerinde olduğu saptanmıştır. Hastaların bilgi düzeyi ile kardiyovasküler risk düzeyi arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmamaktadır (r= -.062, p=.256). Sonuç: Çalışma, Türkiye'de kardiyovasküler hastalık riskleri konusunda farkındalığın artırılmasına yönelik girişimlerin geliştirilmesi ve hastalıkları önlemek için mevcut kardiyovasküler hastalık risk bilgilerinin düzeyinin artırılması gerektiğini vurgulamaktadır. Önleyici stratejiler, kardiyovasküler hastalık riskini azaltabilir ve sonuçları iyileştirebilir. Hemşireler, en iyi sonuçları sağlamak için hastalardaki risk bilgilerini değerlendirmelidir.

Keywords

• Kardiyavasküler hastalık
• risk faktörleri
• bilgi düzeyi
• hemşirelik bakımı

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