title: A qualitative descriptive study of risk reduction for coronary disease among the Hong Kong Chinese.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Achieving optimal control and reduction in coronary heart disease (CHD) risks in Hong Kong (HK) remains significant and requires exploring. This article addresses the ability to reduce CHD risks among the HK Chinese.
  
  
  METHODS
  Through secondary analysis, a qualitative descriptive design using focus group interviews and content analysis were adopted. Older and younger adults were invited for the study.
  
  
  METHODS
  An interview schedule was used to guide discussions during focus group interviews.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four categories emerged from the data: planning of health actions, control of risk-reducing behavior, perceived opportunities for understanding CHD, and chest pain appraisal.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Local culture and population needs play a central role in disease perception and prevention. The findings are essential to target strategies for initiating health acts for younger adults and establish public education resources that underscore understanding of CHD risk, symptom recognition, and disease management, particularly among those middle-aged and older people at high risk and with the diseased populations.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Choi Wan
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Violeta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lopez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D036301:Qualitative Research; D018570:Risk Assessment; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Hong Kong; coronary disease; focus groups; qualitative research; risk reduction behavior