ArticleHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2020
Barriers to cardiovascular disease preventive behaviors among OEF/OIF/OND women and men veterans.
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- An Evidence Map of the Women Veterans' Health Literature, 2016 to 2023: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
- "It's Just a Matter of Doing It": Women Veterans' Experiences with Changing Behavior for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Article
- Hypertension Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Management for Post-9/11 US Veterans.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
- Tailoring Chronic Disease Interventions to Meet Specific Needs of Women: A Case Example of a Hypertension Program.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Cardiovascular disease prevention practice among adults in Southwest, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
- Understanding Veterans' intimate partner violence use and patterns of healthcare utilization.Health services research · 2023Article
- Cardiovascular Disease-Related Health Promotion and Prevention Services by Pharmacists in Saudi Arabia: How Well Are They Prepared?Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Gender Differences in Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease Among Young Veterans.Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Article
- Post-9/11 veterans' heart disease knowledge, self-perceived risk, and prevention beliefs and behaviors.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2021Article
- Improving cardiovascular outcomes by using team-supported, EHR-leveraged, active management: Disseminating a successful quality improvement project.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveOEF/OIF/OND Veterans have an elevated risk for developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), but research suggests that engagement in CVD preventive behaviors is low even among at-risk individuals. It is critical to understand barriers to prevention engagement among Veterans to inform the development of tailored interventions addressing barriers and reducing CVD incidence.
methodThe Women Veterans Cohort Study survey of OEF/OIF/OND Veterans (586 women and 555 men) assessed patient, interpersonal, and systems level barriers to CVD risk prevention. Prevalence of barriers was determined, and chi-squares were conducted to examine sex differences. Multivariate logistic regressions were conducted to determine if sex differences remained when adjusting for demographic factors (age, marital status, education, employment status).
resultsDespite a low response rate (11.5%), endorsement of barriers was high for both women and men, with most (56.8%) not perceiving themselves to be at CVD risk. More men preferred making no lifestyle change (40.9% vs. 29.1%). More women endorsed lack of confidence (42.4% vs. 36.1%), stress (36.9% vs. 27.8%) and depression (36.9% vs. 27.8%), and inadequate social support (26% vs. 20.9%), along with the belief that their clinician does not perceive them as at risk (57.8% vs. 32%) and has not explained CVD preventive behaviors (19% vs. 12.3%). Multivariate analyses reduced statistical significance of sex differences.
conclusionsGiven the low response rate, testing of efforts-for example, implementation science methods-to assess CVD risk reduction barriers in this population are needed, a task for which the Veterans Health Administration is well suited. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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