Cor Vasa 2019, 61(5):453-458 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2019.038

(Patient's level of information on prevention of cardiovascular diseases)

Helena Michálková, Věra Olišarová, Lenka Šedová, Valérie Tóthová

Ústav ošetřovatelství, porodní asistence a neodkladné péče, Zdravotně sociální fakulta, Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, České Budějovice

Introduction and goal: Cardiovascular diseases constitute one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in the Czech Republic.¹ As compared to Western European countries, the incidence of such diseases is still higher in the Czech Republic. Cardiovascular diseases include a number of forms of heart and vessel diseases.² They are most frequently: ischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular accident, ischaemic disease of lower extremities and hypertension. Some risk factors can be influenced. The influenceable factors include healthy life style that, for prevention of cardiovascular diseases, most frequently covers stopping smoking, alcohol drinking, healthy diet with reduction of animal fats, sufficient exercise, avoiding excessive mental strain.³ The extensive research project was focused on preventive interventions in cardiology. The goal of this article consists of presenting partial data from an extensive research, which are focused on the patients' knowledge in the area of influenceable risk factors.

Keywords: Cardiovascular diseases, Education, Nurse, Prevention, Preventive cardiology, Risk factors

Published: October 20, 2019  Show citation