Certain cardiac risk factors predict risk factor interventions and influence communication between physicians and patients.
We assessed predictors of cardiac risk factor testing and services and the degree of concordance among patients, physicians, and the medical records for these services, and found considerable variability among different risk factors. The data suggest that baseline risk factors influence communication and performance of interventions and that physicians appear to be underestimating the importance of treating multiple risk factors simultaneously.
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Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003142:Communication; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011314:Preventive Health Services; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires