ArticleOpen heart2023
Patients' understanding of long-term cardiovascular risks and associated health-seeking behaviours after pre-eclampsia.
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- What Is My Risk? A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review of Risk Perception for Cardiometabolic Pregnancy Complications and Future Cardiometabolic Disease Development.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
- The long-term risk of cardiovascular disease among women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a systematic review of clinical practice guidelines.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Women's health and healthcare experiences in the years after gestational diabetes or hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Awareness of cardiovascular disease risk and care received among Australian women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a cross-sectional survey.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Patient awareness of long-term cardiovascular and metabolic disease risks after hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in Japan.The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research · 2025Article
- A review of clinical practice guidelines on the management of preeclampsia and nursing inspiration.International journal of nursing sciences · 2024Review
- Effect of Comprehensive Educational Program on Preeclamptic Women's Risk Perception of Cardiovascular Disease, Self-Efficacy, and Adherence to Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Postpartum and interpregnancy care of women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2024Review
- Women's Knowledge of Future Cardiovascular Risk Associated With Complications of Pregnancy: A Systematic Review.CJC open · 2024Review
- Risk Perception for Developing Cardiometabolic Disease Among Women Diagnosed with Preeclampsia and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2024Article
- Postpartum follow-up of women with preeclampsia: facilitators and barriers - A qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveThe lifelong risks of cardiovascular disease following hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are well described. Awareness of these risks and associated health-seeking behaviours among affected individuals remains unclear. We aimed to assess participants' knowledge of their cardiovascular disease risk and relevant health-seeking behaviours following a pregnancy affected by preeclampsia or gestational hypertension.
methodsWe undertook a single-site, cross-sectional cohort study. The target population included individuals who birthed at a large tertiary referral centre in Melbourne, Australia, between 2016 and 2020, and were diagnosed with gestational hypertension or pre-eclampsia. Participants completed a survey assessing pregnancy details, medical comorbidities, knowledge of future risks and health-seeking behaviours post-pregnancy.
results1526 individuals met inclusion criteria and 438 (28.6%) completed the survey. Of these, 62.6% (n=237) were unaware of their increased risk of cardiovascular disease following a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. Participants who reported awareness of their increased risk were more likely to have annual blood pressure monitoring (54.6% vs 38.1%, p<0.01), and at least one assessment of blood cholesterol (p<0.01), blood glucose (p=0.03) and renal function (p=0.01). Participants who were aware were more likely to be taking antihypertensive medication (24.5% vs 6.6%, p<0.01) since pregnancy, compared with those who were unaware. There were no differences between groups in diet, exercise or smoking habits.
conclusionAmong our study cohort, risk awareness was associated with increased health-seeking behaviours. Participants who were aware of their increased risk of cardiovascular disease were more likely to have regular cardiovascular risk factor assessments. They were also more likely to be taking antihypertensive medication.
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