The Early Cadiovascular Disease Risk Screening and Cardiac Health Promotion in Armentians

Download or read book The Early Cadiovascular Disease Risk Screening and Cardiac Health Promotion in Armentians written by Yervand Topchyan and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death globally. Ethnic and racial minorities, who are considered underserved populations, shoulder a high incidence of CVD because of disparities such as decreased access to healthcare, lack of education, and lack of health literacy. Primary prevention is one way of reducing CVD risk in these underserved populations. Armenians living in Glendale, California are a minority and underserved population, with additional cultural and genetic influences that put them at high risk of CVD. Evidence-Based Framework: The Early Cardiovascular Disease Risk Screening and Cardiac Health Promotion in Armenians project introduced CVD screening, education, and promoted cardiac health to a small sample of Armenians in Glendale, increasing cardiac health knowledge and promoting health behavior modification. This project used Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal Relations as its theoretical framework. It also used the Stetler Model as the evidence-based practice model to guide the application of research findings into practice. Methods: The objectives of this project were as follows: in Armenians between the ages of 25 to 40 years who received early CVD risk screening, education, and cardiac health promotion campaign versus those without will increase cardiac health knowledge and promote health behavior modification in one month. This project was carried out at a local auditorium with 23 Armenian volunteer participants in three hours. The event included the ABCD Risk questionnaire as the pretest and posttest, educational presentation, and educational materials. The CVD risk of participants was calculated using QRISK and evaluation of the findings was analyzed using the difference between the pretest and posttest ABCD Risk Questionnaire responses using the paired t-test. Results: Findings of this community systems change project show statistically significant evidence to imply that a CVD risk screening, education, and health promotion campaign does increase the knowledge of CVD risk and promotes heart healthy behavior modification within a small sample of Armenians in Glendale. These findings were compared to the themes found in the literature review included in this manuscript. These themes include: risky behavior modification improves mortality and morbidity, increased risk of CVD in Armenians, and education and other culturally appropriate interventions help with health behavior modification in a community. Conclusion: The utilization of a health screening, education, and health promotion campaign is a good method to increase the rate of high-risk patients taking action in modifying their health behaviors. This project increased the evidence that this is true for a small sample of Armenians in Glendale. Author's recommendation includes implementing this project in a clinical setting in the future, for increased participation and improved data collection.