Incorporating Cardiovascular Risk Assessment into Adolescent Reproductive Health and Primary Care Visits.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

This study aimed to evaluate the usability and feasibility of incorporating a cardiovascular risk assessment tool into adolescent reproductive health and primary care visits.

Design, setting, and participants

We recruited 60 young women ages 13-21 years to complete the HerHeart web-tool in 2 adolescent clinics in Atlanta, GA.

Main outcome measures

Participants rated the tool's usability via the Website Analysis and Measurement Inventory (WAMMI, range 0-95) and their perceived 10-year and lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) on a visual analog scale (range 0-10). Participants' perceived risk, blood pressure, and body mass index were measured at baseline and 3 months after enrollment. Health care providers (HCP, n = 5) completed the WAMMI to det

SUBMITTER: Karim B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11260258 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature