Assessment of the Perceived Relationship Between Healthy Nutrition and Cardiovascular Diseases by the Adult Czech Population

Introduction Cardiovascular diseases constitute one of the main causes of disability and premature death. The basic pathology consists of atherosclerosis. Therefore, influencing risk factors, including nutrition, is essential for prevention. Aim To assess the opinion of Czech citizens, over 40 years...

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Published in:High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention 2019-02, Vol.26 (1), p.55-60
Main Authors: Olisarova, Vera, Tothova, Valerie, Sedova, Lenka, Bartlova, Sylva, Chloubova, Ivana, Michalkova, Helena, Prokesova, Radka, Treslova, Marie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease
Cholesterol
Compliance
Diabetes
Disease prevention
Employment
Higher education
Marital status
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mortality
Nutrition research
Original Article
Pharmacotherapy
Physicians
Preventive medicine
Questionnaires
Risk factors
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Summary:Introduction Cardiovascular diseases constitute one of the main causes of disability and premature death. The basic pathology consists of atherosclerosis. Therefore, influencing risk factors, including nutrition, is essential for prevention. Aim To assess the opinion of Czech citizens, over 40 years old, on the role of nutrition as it relates to risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Methods Data from 1992 participants were acquired using a research questionnaire administered throughout the Czech Republic from 1.4.2016–20.4.2016. The data was analyzed using the SASD program, version 1.4.12. Results Data analyses revealed that the age group in question still includes a great number of people who are unaware of the relationship between nutrition and development (31.8%) or progression (18.0%) of heart diseases. Rejection of the relationship was most frequently expressed by those 40–49 years of age and those that were employed. The study also found that the role of nutrition modification was more frequently discussed between patients and physicians (54.7%) than patients and nurses (38.0%). An overwhelming majority of respondents considered information related to nutrition modification useful (93.0%). Conclusion In order to increase the efficiency of preventive measures, the transfer of theoretical knowledge to the lay public must be accompanied by interventions aimed at information repetition, motivation, and establishment of partnerships with health care providers.
ISSN:1120-9879
1179-1985
DOI:10.1007/s40292-019-00299-4