title: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on Lifestyle and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Metabolic Syndrome Patients in an Urban Tertiary Care Institute in Sri Lanka.
abstract: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a significant predictor of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). A pretested questionnaire was used to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) of CVD and its risks among Sri Lankan urban adults (35-55 years) with MetS. KAP scores were predefined as high, moderate, and low. Of the participants (n = 423), 13% were males and 87% were females. Attitudes scores were high among this population, though their knowledge and practices scores on CVD risk factors were moderate. Participants with high mean knowledge scores had significantly lower waist circumference (WC) and showed a trend toward reduced fasting blood glucose levels. Participants with high practice scores had significantly lower BMI and WC, which signify that better knowledge and practices are associated with decrease in CVD risk markers in these patients. The study reveals that urban MetS patients have a moderate knowledge and practice score, though their attitude score is high regarding CVD risk factors.
authors.affiliation: National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka priyanwada@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Priyanwada
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Amarasekara
authors.affiliation: University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Silva
authors.affiliation: National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Hasinthi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Swarnamali
authors.affiliation: University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Upul
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Senarath
authors.affiliation: National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Prasad
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Katulanda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013188:Sri Lanka / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D063128:Tertiary Health Care; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: attitudes; cardiovascular disease; knowledge; metabolic syndrome; practices questionnaire; public health; randomized controlled trial