An Investigation to Explore the Risk Factors of Dyslipidemia within Patients at Hospital 175 in South Vietnam

• Main Authors: DUONG THANH DIEN, 楊清田
• Other Authors: Tieh-Chi Chung
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/29533739923674282314

碩士 === 美和科技大學 === 健康照護研究所 === 102 === Abstract Background: Diseases pattern was changing, the prevalence of dyslipidemia was increasing in Viet Nam. Controlling dyslipidemia mostly by promote patients’ knowledge, attitude, behavior of eating habits, lifestyle and control physical status function. Researcher did not find out any study about patients’ knowledge, attitude, behavior about dyslipidemia and risk factors. Therefore, researcher conducted the case – control study “An investigation to explore the risk factors of dyslipidemia within patients at hospital 175 in Southern Vietnam” to explore the different of patients’ knowledge, attitude, behavior about dyslipidemia and some risk factors; explore the relationship between eating habits, lifestyle and physical status function with dyslipidemia. Methods: a case – control study was used a questionnaire to collect data from group 1 had dyslipidemia and group 2 had normal lipid profile, according ATPIII. SPSS 18.0 software was used to management and analyzing data. Independent t - test skill was used to compare patients’ knowledge, attitude and behavior at two groups; logistic regression skill was used to find out find out the relationship between eating habits, lifestyle and physical status function with dyslipidemia. Results: There were 70 patients each group attended in this study. Mean of age was 61 years old, mean of body mass index were 23.44 at group 1 and 23.53 at group 2. Mean of waist circumference were 83 at group 1, 82 (male) and 84 (female) at group 2. There was lower of patient’s knowledge, attitude and behavior score at patients had dyslipidemia than those had normal lipid profile. Eating habits, lifestyle and physical status function had relationship with dyslipidemia. Conclusions: To reducing risk of dyslipidemia, patients should change eating habits, lifestyle, controlling body weight when at risk. To promoting knowledge and practice about prevention dyslipidemia by public media, books, newspapers, posters... Keywords: Knowledge, attitude, behavior, dyslipidemia, some risk factors.