title: Psychosocial characteristics and cardiovascular risk in African Americans with diabetes.
abstract: This descriptive study examined the ability of anxiety, depressive symptoms, and perceived social support to predict cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in African American adults (N = 57) with type 2 diabetes but no prior history of CVD events. All completed a questionnaire packet during structured interviews. Participants had CVD risk profiles that indicated a greater than 20% probability of experiencing a CVD event in the next 2 to 10 years based on diabetes status alone. The variance (10%) in CVD risk accounted for by the variables examined was not statistically significant, suggesting that other variables may be better predictors of CVD risk.
authors.affiliation: Duke University School of Nursing, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. mcnei059@mc.duke.edu
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Collins-McNeil
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000193:education / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D015995:Prevalence; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015144:Southeastern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires