Sohyla Reshadat|Saeid Komasi|Ali Zakiei|Seyed Ramin Ghasemi|Mozhgan Saeidi
A study of the psychological predictors controlling the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences|Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences|Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences|Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences|Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
background seems cardinal steps taken towards constraining cardiovascular diseases cvd identification relevant factors predictors behaviors associated cardiac health objectives present study aimed investigate health literacy cardiovascular diseases cvd personality traits perception cardiovascular disease risk relationships controlling behaviors associated cardiac health playing selfefficient intervention roles methods statistical population present study consisted residents kermanshah iran 2015 additionally due possibility sample attrition uncooperative subjects study total sample 800 subjects selected using cluster sampling data collection analyzed using structural equation modeling sem results results demonstrated significant correlations personality traits controlling risk factors cardiovascular diseases similarly significant correlations found controlling risk factors cardiovascular diseases selfefficacy health literacy cardiovascular diseases cvd perception cardiovascular diseases results showed controlling behaviors associated cardiac health greatest direct effects path perception cardiovascular diseases conclusions concluded neuroticism impulsive sensation seeking hostility result risky behaviors cardiovascular diseases cvd selfefficacy low cardiovascular disease cvd risk factors controlled health literacy perception cardiovascular diseases selfefficacy high