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Perceived and actual stroke risk among men with hypertension.

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Powers, BJ; Oddone, EZ; Grubber, JM; Olsen, MK; Bosworth, HB
Published in: J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)
April 2008

The purposes of this study were to determine whether there is a significant correlation between the perceived and actual stroke risk among hypertensive patients and to identify patient characteristics associated with inaccurate estimation of stroke risk. The authors performed a cross-sectional analysis of 296 men with hypertension who were enrolled in the Veterans Study to Improve the Control of Hypertension (V-STITCH). A patient's actual stroke risk was calculated using the Framingham stroke risk (FSR); patients' perceived risk was measured according to a self-reported 10-point risk scale. The median 10-year FSR was 16%, but the median perceived risk score was 5 (range, 1 [lowest] to 10 [highest]). There was no significant correlation between patients' perceived risk of stroke and their calculated FSR (Spearman rho=-0.08; P=.16; 95% confidence interval, -0.19 to 0.03). Patients who underestimated their stroke risk were significantly less likely to be worried about their blood pressure than patients with accurate risk perception (12.4% vs 69.6%; P<.0001). The lack of correlation between hypertensive patients' perceived stroke risk and FSR supports the need for better patient education on the risks associated with hypertension.

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J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)

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1524-6175

Publication Date

April 2008

Volume

10

Issue

4

Start / End Page

287 / 294

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • Stroke
  • Social Perception
  • Sex Factors
  • Risk Factors
  • Risk Assessment
  • Psychometrics
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
 

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Powers, B. J., Oddone, E. Z., Grubber, J. M., Olsen, M. K., & Bosworth, H. B. (2008). Perceived and actual stroke risk among men with hypertension. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich), 10(4), 287–294. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7176.2008.07797.x
Powers, Benjamin J., Eugene Z. Oddone, Janet M. Grubber, Maren K. Olsen, and Hayden B. Bosworth. “Perceived and actual stroke risk among men with hypertension.J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 10, no. 4 (April 2008): 287–94. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7176.2008.07797.x.
Powers BJ, Oddone EZ, Grubber JM, Olsen MK, Bosworth HB. Perceived and actual stroke risk among men with hypertension. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2008 Apr;10(4):287–94.
Powers, Benjamin J., et al. “Perceived and actual stroke risk among men with hypertension.J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich), vol. 10, no. 4, Apr. 2008, pp. 287–94. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/j.1751-7176.2008.07797.x.
Powers BJ, Oddone EZ, Grubber JM, Olsen MK, Bosworth HB. Perceived and actual stroke risk among men with hypertension. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2008 Apr;10(4):287–294.

Published In

J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)

DOI

ISSN

1524-6175

Publication Date

April 2008

Volume

10

Issue

4

Start / End Page

287 / 294

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • Stroke
  • Social Perception
  • Sex Factors
  • Risk Factors
  • Risk Assessment
  • Psychometrics
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged