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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"risk factor reduction"”.
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Participants' perceptions of their involvement in a cardiovascular disease risk factor reduction program
A cardiovascular disease risk factor reduction program was implemented in the Niagara region. To gain an understanding of this program from the participants ' perspective, 10 participants of the program were interviewed to document their perceptions of what they learned in the program, their …
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Dare to be aware: Examining stroke risk perception in African American women aged 35-54 in rural Arkansas
… of stroke signs and symptoms and decreasing risk factor prevalence. African American women are at higher risk for stroke at a younger age compared to white women, with women in the 35-54 age group having a three-fold increase in stroke risk. Stroke susceptibility is compounded in rural …
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Identifying strategies to inform interventions for the secondary prevention of stroke in UK primary care
… the global burden of disease in adults. With the risk of recurrent stroke high, preventative medicines aimed at risk factor reduction are the method of choice for addressing the challenge of increased morbidity and mortality and improving patient outcomes. Research in stroke has shown that …
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CAN LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION HELP CONTROL RISK FACTORS IN PATIENTS WITH TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACKS OR MINOR STROKES?: A PILOT STUDY AND PROPOSAL FOR A MULTICENTRE TRIAL
Management of risk factors is extremely important for patients who have had a previous transient ischemic attack (TIA) or stroke, since approximately 15-20 percent of strokes are preceded by a TIA . However, literature suggests that risk factors are poorly controlled in these patients. Two studies …