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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Association of Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Health-Related Behaviors in Stroke Patients.

Rezarta Lalo, Ilirjana Zekja, Fatjona Kamberi

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Rezarta LaloDepartment of Health Care, Faculty of Health, University of Vlora "Ismail Qemali", L. Pavarësia, 9400 Vlorë, Albania.ORCID 0000-0002-0658-759X
Ilirjana ZekjaFaculty of Technical Medical Sciences, University of Medicine Tirana, 8RRM+W7X, Rruga e Dibrës, 1001 Tirana, Albania.ORCID 0000-0002-8413-3657
Fatjona KamberiResearch Centre for Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Vlora "Ismail Qemali", L. Pavarësia, 9400 Vlorë, Albania.ORCID 0000-0003-4793-9384

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain stroke continues to be a leading cause of mortality and disability in both developed and developing countries, with higher healthcare costs due to the long-term care and rehabilitation that it incurs. The purpose of the current study was to assess the association between brain stroke patients' health-related behaviors and their risk for cardiovascular disease.

methodsA cross-sectional study was carried out from March to August 2022 in the Vlora district regional hospital in Albania. The study included 150 out of 170 participants who met the necessary criteria, achieving an 88% response rate. Measurement tools included the Framingham Cardiovascular Risk Scale (FRS) and the Lifestyle Health Promotion Profile II (HPLP II).

resultsThe patients' average age was 65.9 ± 9.04 years. Over 65% of the stroke patients suffer from diabetes, and 47% from hypertension. About 31% of them have a high risk of hyperlipidemia (mean TC = 179 ± 28.5). About 32% of the brain stroke patients manifested unhealthy behaviors, while 84% of them had a high risk of cardiovascular disease (FRS = 19.5 ± 0.53). Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk was statistically associated with stress management behaviors (

conclusionBrain stroke patients had a high probability of developing CVD. For better health among stroke patients, new evidence-based behavior change approaches must be introduced into preventative and management programs.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesStrokeAgedCross-Sectional StudiesHealth BehaviorHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk Factorsassociationbetter healthcardiovascular disease riskhealth-related behaviorsstroke patients

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PMCPMC9963426

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