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Determinación del riesgo real y percibido de enfermedad cardiovascular y diabetes en la población de adultos mayores:

Yasemin Demir Avcı¹, Ayşegül Ilgaz¹, Ayşe Dağistan Akgöz¹

¹Department of Public Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.

Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)

|January 21, 2026

Abstracto

Objective:

To determine the cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes mellitus (DM) risk levels and compared actual versus perceived risks among 248 older adults population.

Methods:

HEARTSCORE measured actual CVD risk, while perceived risk was evaluated using the Cardiovascular Disease Risk Awareness Assessment Questionnaire. Actual DM risk was based on fasting and postprandial glucose levels, and perceived DM risk was assessed through a single question.

Results:

Perception of CVD risk was higher participants aged 70 and over, men, and those with "good" incomes had significantly higher perceived CVD risk scores (p<.05). Perception of DM risk was higher among those with chronic diseases, those taking regular medication or hypertension medication, those with a history of high or pre-diabetic blood glucose blood sugar in the past, and those with a family history of DM (p<.05).

Conclusions:

Health professionals should plan interventions to enhance knowledge and awareness of CVD and DM risks.

Palabras clave:

Riesgo real Enfermedad cardiovascular Diabetes mellitus Adultos mayores Riesgo percibido

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