Harfoush, Allam;
Hamdallah, Hanady;
(2022)
Survey Exploring Public Knowledge of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Cheshire, UK.
European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences
, 4
(2)
pp. 10-17.
10.24018/ejmed.2022.4.2.1216.
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Abstract
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is considered one of the leading causes of death in the UK, and annual statistical reports show that some areas in the north of England has one of the highest death rates due to CVD in the country. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Cheshire to evaluate public knowledge and determine the most popular methods to receive updated information regarding CVD risk factors. Results: 269 participants were eventually eligible for the analysis. The overall knowledge score was relatively high (median score = 12/12, IQR = 1); patients with a history of CVD or diabetes mellitus showed a lower level of knowledge compared with healthy individuals (P = 0.007). On the other hand, the internet was the most popular method to receive updated cardiovascular disease information (70% of the sample). Participants showed a tendency to visit official and governmental websites to obtain the needed information, and Google was the most selected platform in all age groups. Conclusions: There might be a need to invest more time in providing CVD patients with sufficient instructions to ensure their adherence to secondary prevention measures. Also, more time and resources should be invested in developing official and governmental public health websites.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Survey Exploring Public Knowledge of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Cheshire, UK |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.24018/ejmed.2022.4.2.1216 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.24018/ejmed.2022.4.2.1216 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Keywords: | Awareness, cardiovascular disease, knowledge, public health, social media |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Primary Care and Population Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10214226 |
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