Will Patients Who Receive Preventive Classes Have an Increased Awareness of Their Cardiovascular Health

Abstract

This quantitative study explored if patients who received preventive classes would have an increased awareness of their cardiovascular health. The objective of this study was to reduce the incidence and severity of cardiovascular disease (CVD) thereby reducing the incidence of premature disability and morbidity by offering classes to patients a total of four classes. There were 29 participants who completed all four classes along with pre and post-test. Overall percentage of retention rate was 73%. Participants felt more capable being able to care for their illness rating the highest score after the classes at a p=.03. There was no significant difference in the participant behavior in physical activity before at 3.32 (sd= 2.495), and after the prevention classes 3.64 (sd= 2.3).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 03, 2020
Accession Number
AD1105189

Entities

People

  • Lola R. Casby

Organizations

  • 59th Medical Wing

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Cardiology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diet
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Heart Diseases
  • Hospitalizations
  • Hospitals
  • Hypertension
  • National Governments
  • Physical Activity
  • Quality Of Life
  • Risk Factors
  • Therapy
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Weight Reduction

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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