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An exploration of rural women's knowledge of heart disease and the association with lifestyle behaviours
Author(s) -
Crouch Rosanne,
Wilson Anne
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-172x.2011.01931.x
Subject(s) - heart disease , disease , medicine , gerontology , rural area , pathology
Crouch R, Wilson A. International Journal of Nursing Practice 2011; 17 : 238–245 An exploration of rural women's knowledge of heart disease and the association with lifestyle behaviours Heart disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Australian women. The purpose of the study was to investigate Australian rural women's knowledge of heart disease and the association with lifestyle behaviours. A questionnaire was developed to collect data on rural women's knowledge and risk of heart disease. Despite having an overall good knowledge of heart disease, there was an identified lack of health promoting behaviours by the women to reflect their knowledge. Over half of the women participants of this study reported two or more lifestyle risk factors for heart disease. This study shows that women might know about heart disease risk factors, nevertheless they might be unaware of their susceptibility to heart disease in relation to the risk factors. Without an awareness of personal susceptibility, women might be less likely to take action to reduce the risk of heart disease.