title: Health care student attitudes toward the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
abstract: Enhancing successful counseling for cardiovascular disease prevention remains a challenge for health professionals and nursing and medical educators. To gain insight into the attitudes of health care professional students toward cardiovascular prevention strategies, this study examined the associations among prevention attitudes and health professional student demographics and health habits. Based on a self-administered survey completed by nursing and medical students from two Midwestern institutions, healthier personal lifestyle choices were independently associated with more positive attitudes toward cardiovascular prevention, but demographic factors were not. Educational experiences that encourage reflection on student lifestyles may enhance the counseling abilities of both nurses and physicians.
authors.affiliation: St. John's College, Department of Nursing, Springfield, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Marsha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McFall
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nonneman
authors.forename: Laura Q
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: Vaskar
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mukerji
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003625:Data Collection; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D013337:Students, Medical; D013338:Students, Nursing