CVD Risk Factor Knowledge Across Age Groups

D'Youville College

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cardiovascular Risk Factor

Treatments: Other: Survey tool to assess CVD risk factor knowledge

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03936686

CVD Risk Factor Knowledge

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was to examine the knowledge level regarding cardiovascular disease risk factors among participants of varying ages. Then to see if there was any type of previous education that led to greater knowledge levels.

Full description

This study used a survey tool that assessed the participants' method(s) of prior education regarding cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. Then the participant was asked eleven questions regarding CVD risk factors which tested their knowledge of those factors. Analysis was done to evaluate overall knowledge level of each group and compare the knowledge levels across age groups. Then analysis was done to see if any method(s) led to better knowledge level within and/or between age groups.

Enrollment: 381 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• were specific to age for each participant group and then also included full completion of the survey for all groups.

Exclusion criteria

• age outside of specified population for each participant groups or incomplete survey for any participant regardless of group.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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381 participants in 5 patient groups

Children in grades 4 or 5

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group was comprised of participants that were in grades 4 or 5 in school.

Treatment:

Other: Survey tool to assess CVD risk factor knowledge

Adolescents in grades 10 or 11

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group was comprised of participants that were in grades 10 or 11 in school.

Treatment:

Other: Survey tool to assess CVD risk factor knowledge

College Age Participants

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group was comprised of participants that were sophomores or juniors in college/university that were non-health career majors.

Treatment:

Other: Survey tool to assess CVD risk factor knowledge

Cardiac Rehab Adults

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group was comprised of participants that were adults over the age of 40 that had completed a phase II cardiac rehabilitation program.

Treatment:

Other: Survey tool to assess CVD risk factor knowledge

General Adults

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group was comprised of participants that were adults over the age of 40 that had never attended an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program before.

Treatment:

Other: Survey tool to assess CVD risk factor knowledge