Cardiovascular disease risk prediction in older people: A qualitative study

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Cardiovascular disease risk prediction in older people: A qualitative study

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Victoria University of Wellington

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Open Access Victoria University of Wellington

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Background Despite cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction equations becoming more widely available for people aged ≥75 years, views of older people on CVD risk assessment are unknown. Aim To explore older people's views on CVD risk prediction and its assessment. Design and setting Qualitative study of community-dwelling older people in New Zealand. Method A diverse group of older people was purposively recruited. Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted, transcribed ve...

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Date created

2021

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Denise Taylor / KA Wallis / S Feki / SS Moala / M Latu / EF Fanueli / P Saravanakumar / S Wells

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https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Cardiovascular_disease_risk_prediction_in_olde...

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Public health not elsewhere classified / ageing / caregivers / multimorbidity / primary health care / social support / social work / Aged / Cardiovascular Diseases / Focus Groups / Humans / Qualitative Research / Quality of Life / Risk Assessment / Aging / Heart Disease / Cardiovascular / Clinical Research / .3 Psychological, social and economic factors / Aetiology / Management of diseases and conditions / .1 Individual care needs / Stroke / Public Health / Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified

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