Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to describe the association between the perception of cardiovascular (CV) risk and the actual CV risk and, secondarily, to detect the actual CV risk to assess the prevalence of clinical risk factors, determined by means of appropriate instruments.
Detailed description
Cardiovascular (CV) disease is the major cause of premature death in adults that carries serious economic consequences. Risk perception for CV disease has been reported as the subjective judgment of the likelihood of having a CV event. Risk perception is an important precursor to adopting a healthy lifestyle. However, both overestimation and underestimation of actual risk due mostly to poor health literacy are common. For these reasons, CV prevention services of health care professionals (e.g., nurses, physicians) should, on the one hand, include screening for the presence of risk factors, and on the other hand, know the CV risk perceptions of those being cared for. The aim of the study is to describe the association between the perception of cardiovascular (CV) risk, investigated by means of the Perception of Risk of Heart Disease Scale and a Likert-5 scale question, and the actual CV risk according to the SCORE2 and, secondarily, to detect the actual CV risk ascertained by the SCORE2 and to assess the prevalence of clinical risk factors (alterations in the lipid, glucose, or anthropometric profile) determined by means of appropriate instruments.
Interventions
OTHERPrevention events organized by participating centers
Cardiovascular disease primary prevention events organized by centers participating in the study where capillary sampling will be performed on subjects to quantify plasma levels of cardiovascular risk factors and validated questionnaires will be administered
Sponsors
IRCCS San Raffaele
Centro Cardiologico Monzino
Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Istituti Ospedalieri Bergamaschi Srl
Azienda Ospedaliera SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo di Alessandria
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CROSSOVER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 69 Years
Inclusion criteria
* an age between 18 and 69 years of age * subscription to informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
* patients with a positive history of hospitalization due to CV pathology at the time of enrollment; * patients with ongoing relevant cognitive debilitation (Six Item Screener score \< 4)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duke-UNC Functional Social Support Questionnaire | Screening | Strength of affective support derived from people close to the enrolled subjects |
| Perception of Risk of Heart Disease Scale | Screening | Individual perception of the likelihood of having heart disease |
| Systemic Coronary Risk Estimation version2 | Screening | Individual real risk at 10 years, both for fatal CV events, and also for nonfatal CV events (myocardial infarction and stroke) in apparently healthy subjects |
| Patient Health Questionnaire-4 | Screening | Screening for the uptake of psychological symptoms of anxiety or depression in the primary care setting |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lipid panel | Screening | Lipid panel measurement |
| Glucose | Screening | Glucose measurement |
| Height | Screening | Height measurement |
| Weight | Screening | Weight measurement |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed