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The perception and knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors among medical students
Croatian Medical Journal, 53 (2012), 3; 278-284. https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2012.53.278
Reiner, Željko; Sonicki, Zdenko; Tedeschi-Reiner, Eugenia

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Reiner, Ž., Sonicki, Z. & Tedeschi Reiner, E. (2012). The perception and knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors among medical students. Croatian Medical Journal, 53. (3), 278-284. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2012.53.278

Reiner, Željko, et al. "The perception and knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors among medical students." Croatian Medical Journal, vol. 53, no. 3, 2012, pp. 278-284. https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2012.53.278

Reiner, Željko, Zdenko Sonicki and Eugenia Tedeschi Reiner. "The perception and knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors among medical students." Croatian Medical Journal 53, no. 3 (2012): 278-284. https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2012.53.278

Reiner, Ž., Sonicki, Z. and Tedeschi Reiner, E. (2012) 'The perception and knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors among medical students', Croatian Medical Journal, 53(3), pp. 278-284. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2012.53.278

Reiner Ž, Sonicki Z, Tedeschi Reiner E. The perception and knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors among medical students. Croatian Medical Journal [Internet]. 2012 June [cited 2024 April 28];53(3):278-284. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2012.53.278

Ž. Reiner, Z. Sonicki and E. Tedeschi Reiner, "The perception and knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors among medical students", Croatian Medical Journal, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 278-284, June 2012. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:105:288797. [Accessed: 28 April 2024]

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Title (english)The perception and knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors among medical students
AuthorŽeljko Reiner
AuthorZdenko Sonicki
AuthorEugenia Tedeschi-Reiner
Author's institutionUniversity of Zagreb
School of Medicine
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Clinical Medical Sciences
Abstract (english)
AIM: To assess perceptions, knowledge, and awareness of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among medical students (freshmen and graduating students). ----- METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional survey based on an anonymous self-administered questionnaire was conducted in 2008 on 443 medical students - 228 freshmen on their enrollment day and 214 students on the day of their final exam at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Croatia. ----- RESULTS: The perception and knowledge of some CVD risk factors, eg, dyslipidemia, arterial hypertension, and metabolic syndrome as well as of lipid-lowering therapy important for CVD prevention was significantly better among graduating students but was still not sufficient. Only 66% of graduating students reported that they would prescribe lipid-lowering therapy to high risk patients. Disappointingly, many graduating students were smoking (30.4%) and had low-awareness of obesity as an important CVD risk factor. ----- CONCLUSION: These results suggest an urgent need to improve medical students' knowledge of obesity and low physical activity as important CVD risk factors and of the methods for increasing low high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and for smoking cessation. All this provides a rationale for modifying the university core curriculum to include more information concerning these issues.
Abstract (croatian)
Percepcija i znanje o kardiovaskularnim rizičnim čimbenicima među studentima medicine ----- Cilj Odrediti percepciju, znanje i svjesnost o rizičnim čimbenicima za obolijevanje od kardiovaskularnih bolesti među studentima medicine prve i završne godine. ----- Postupci Proveli smo deskriptivno presječno istraživanje uz pomoć anonimnog upitnika za samo-procjenu na 443 studenta medicine – 228 studenata prve godine na dan njihovog upisa i 214 studenata na dan njihovog završnog ispita na Medicinskom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu 2008. godine. ----- Rezultati Studenti završne godine imali su značajno bolju percepciju i znanje o nekim kardiovaskularnim rizičnim čimbenicima, npr. dislipidemijii, arterijskoj hipertenziji i metaboličkom sindromu, te potrebi korištenja hipolipemika, ali to znanje ipak nije bilo dovoljno. Samo 66% studenata završne godine izjavilo je da bi propisali hipolipemike pacijentima s visokim rizikom. Nažalost, mnogo studenata završne godine bili su pušači (30,4%) i imali su nisku svjesnost o pretilosti kao važnom rizičnom čimbeniku. ----- Zaključak Naši rezultati ukazuju na potrebu da se popravi znanje studenata medicine o pretilosti i nedovoljnoj fizičkoj aktivnosti kao važnim kardiovaskularnim rizičnim čimbenicima i o načinima povećanja unosa lipoprotein kolesterola visoke gustoće i prestanka pušenja. Ovo sve ukazuje da bi ova tema trebala biti zastupljenija u kurikulumu.
Keywords (english)
Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review
Publication versionPublished version
Journal titleCroatian Medical Journal
Numberingvol. 53, no. 3, pp. 278-284
p-ISSN0353-9504
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2012.53.278
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:105:288797
Publication2012-06
Document URLhttp://www.cmj.hr/2012/53/3/22661142.htm
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