TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors that influence personal perceptions of the risk of an acute myocardial infarction
AU - Meischke, Hendrika
AU - Sellers, Deborah E.
AU - Robbins, Mark L.
AU - Goff, David C.
AU - Daya, Mohamud R.
AU - Meshack, Angela
AU - Taylor, Judy
AU - Zapka, Jane
AU - Hand, Mary Mc Donald
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by cooperative agreements (UOIs) from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute to Dr Hendrika Meischke, Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle. Contributors to the work included many individuals from the following institutions: the University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine; the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester; the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis; the University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston; the King County Health Department, the University of Washington Medical Center, University of Washington, Department of Health Services, Seattle; the Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland; the New England Research Institutes, Watertown; and the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Personal risk perceptions of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) affect people's preventive health behaviors as well as their beliefs during a heart attack episode. The authors investigated factors that are associated with personal risk perceptions of having an AMI. A random-digit-dial survey was conducted among 1294 respondents, aged 18 years or older, in 20 communities across the nation as part of the Rapid Early Action for Coronary Treatment (REACT) trial. Results of two mixed-model linear regression analyses suggested that worse perceived general health, more risk factors, and greater knowledge were associated with greater perception of AMI risk. The results also showed that women who answered, incorrectly, that heart disease is not the most common cause of death for women in the United States reported significantly lower risk perceptions than women who answered this question correctly. The findings in this study suggest that interventions need to target specific misconceptions regarding AMI risk.
AB - Personal risk perceptions of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) affect people's preventive health behaviors as well as their beliefs during a heart attack episode. The authors investigated factors that are associated with personal risk perceptions of having an AMI. A random-digit-dial survey was conducted among 1294 respondents, aged 18 years or older, in 20 communities across the nation as part of the Rapid Early Action for Coronary Treatment (REACT) trial. Results of two mixed-model linear regression analyses suggested that worse perceived general health, more risk factors, and greater knowledge were associated with greater perception of AMI risk. The results also showed that women who answered, incorrectly, that heart disease is not the most common cause of death for women in the United States reported significantly lower risk perceptions than women who answered this question correctly. The findings in this study suggest that interventions need to target specific misconceptions regarding AMI risk.
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U2 - 10.1080/08964280009595748
DO - 10.1080/08964280009595748
M3 - Article
C2 - 10971879
AN - SCOPUS:0033883499
VL - 26
SP - 4
EP - 13
JO - Journal of Human Stress
JF - Journal of Human Stress
SN - 0896-4289
IS - 1
ER -