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Middle-aged women's awareness of cholesterol as a risk factor: results from a national survey of Korean Middle-aged Women's Health Awareness (KomWHA) study.
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dc.contributor.author | 김수 | - |
dc.contributor.author | 김희순 | - |
dc.contributor.author | 오의금 | - |
dc.contributor.author | 유지수 | - |
dc.contributor.author | 장양수 | - |
dc.contributor.author | 추상희 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-04-23T16:29:17Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2015-04-23T16:29:17Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0020-7489 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/100673 | - |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: Dyslipidemia, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), is more prevalent in middle-aged women than in men of the same age in Korea. This study, the first national survey that focused on cholesterol in Korean women, aimed to: (1) assess their awareness and knowledge of cholesterol, (2) evaluate their risk reduction behavior, and (3) examine differences in these variables among geographical regions in Korea. METHODS: A questionnaire survey study was conducted in a randomly selected national sample of 1304 Korean women, aged 40-64 years in 3 geographic regions. RESULTS: High cholesterol was identified as a cause of CVD by 54.4% of respondents, however, 95.4% did not know their own values. Only 4.1% of respondents were aware of desirable level of total cholesterol. Eight percent of respondents perceived correctly the meaning of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) as good cholesterol. And 32.9% had cholesterol check at least once a year. No significant regional differences were found in women's awareness and knowledge on cholesterol. No smoking (93.6%), low salt diet (52.5%) and weight management (50.6%) were the most prevalent risk reduction behaviors. Women in the rural area performed less risk reduction behaviors than those in urban area. CONCLUSIONS: Given the low level of awareness and knowledge about cholesterol in these women, nurses need to increase their education about cholesterol and risk reduction behaviors of CVD for middle-aged Korean women, particularly those in rural area. To resolve identified disparities in women's risk reduction behaviors between the rural and urban area, a national-level health policy can result in a successful effort to promote women's awareness of cholesterol and risk reduction behaviors for the cardiovascular health of the public | - |
dc.description.statementOfResponsibility | open | - |
dc.format.extent | 452~460 | - |
dc.relation.isPartOf | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES | - |
dc.rights | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 KR | - |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/kr/ | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Awareness* | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology* | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Cholesterol/blood* | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Data Collection | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Female | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Humans | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Middle Aged | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Republic of Korea/epidemiology | - |
dc.subject.MESH | Risk Factors | - |
dc.title | Middle-aged women's awareness of cholesterol as a risk factor: results from a national survey of Korean Middle-aged Women's Health Awareness (KomWHA) study. | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.contributor.college | College of Medicine (의과대학) | - |
dc.contributor.department | Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학) | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Eun Jin Choi | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Yoonsuk Jekal | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Sue Kim | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Ji Soo Yoo | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Hee Soon Kim | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Eui-Geum Oh | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Justin Y. Jeon | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Yangsoo Jang | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Sang Hui Chu | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Mi Ja Kim | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.09.002 | - |
dc.admin.author | false | - |
dc.admin.mapping | false | - |
dc.contributor.localId | A01212 | - |
dc.contributor.localId | A02393 | - |
dc.contributor.localId | A02514 | - |
dc.contributor.localId | A03448 | - |
dc.contributor.localId | A04232 | - |
dc.contributor.localId | A00629 | - |
dc.relation.journalcode | J01138 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1873-491X | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 19819450 | - |
dc.identifier.url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020748909003095 | - |
dc.subject.keyword | Awareness | - |
dc.subject.keyword | Cholesterol | - |
dc.subject.keyword | KnowledgeMiddle-aged women | - |
dc.subject.keyword | Risk reduction behavior | - |
dc.contributor.alternativeName | Kim, Sue | - |
dc.contributor.alternativeName | Kim, Hee Soon | - |
dc.contributor.alternativeName | Oh, Eui Geum | - |
dc.contributor.alternativeName | Yoo, Ji Soo | - |
dc.contributor.alternativeName | Jang, Yang Soo | - |
dc.contributor.alternativeName | Choo, Sang Hee | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | Kim, Hee Soon | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | Oh, Eui Geum | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | Yoo, Ji Soo | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | Jang, Yang Soo | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | Choo, Sang Hee | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | Kim, Sue | - |
dc.citation.volume | 47 | - |
dc.citation.number | 4 | - |
dc.citation.startPage | 452 | - |
dc.citation.endPage | 460 | - |
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES, Vol.47(4) : 452-460, 2010 | - |
dc.identifier.rimsid | 37739 | - |
dc.type.rims | ART | - |
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