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Gaps in Public Knowledge of Peripheral Arterial Disease: The First National PAD Public Awareness Survey
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Background— Lower-extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is associated with decreased functional status, diminished quality of life, amputation, myocardial infarction, stroke, and death. Nevertheless, public knowledge of PAD as a morbid and mortal disease has not been previously assessed. Methods and Results— We performed a cross-sectional, population-based telephone survey of a nationally representative sample of 2501 adults ≥50 years of age, with oversampling of blacks and Hispanics. The survey instrument measured the demographic, risk factor, and cardiovascular disease characteristics of the study population; prevalent leg symptoms; PAD awareness relative to atherosclerosis risk factors and other cardiovascular and noncardiovascular diseases; perceived causes of PAD; and perceived systemic and limb consequences of PAD. Respondents were 67.2±12.6 years of age with a high prevalence of risk factors but only a modest burden of known coronary or cerebrovascular disease. Twenty-six percent of respondents expressed familiarity with PAD, a rate significantly lower than that for any other cardiovascular disease or atherosclerosis risk factor. Within the “PAD-aware” cohort, knowledge was poor. Half of these individuals were not aware that diabetes and smoking increase the risk for PAD; 1 in 4 knew that PAD is associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke; and only 14% were aware that PAD could lead to amputation. All knowledge domains were lower in individuals with lower income and education levels. Conclusions— The public is poorly informed about PAD, with major knowledge gaps regarding the definition of PAD, risk factors that lead to PAD, and associated limb symptoms and amputation risk. The public is not aware that PAD imposes a high short-term risk of heart attack, stroke, and death. For the national cardiovascular disease burden to be reduced, public PAD knowledge could be improved by national PAD public education programs designed to reduce critical knowledge gaps.
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“In addition, awareness about PAD is low in the general population but especially among Black Americans.”
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- Authors
- Hirsch, A. T., Murphy, T. P., Lovell, M. B., Twillman, G., Treat-Jacobson, D., Harwood, E. M., Mohler, E. R., Creager, M. A., Hobson, R. W., Robertson, R. M., Howard, W. J., Schroeder, P., & Criqui, M. H.
- Affiliations
- University of Minnesota (US)
- From the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (A.T.H., E.M.H.); Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minn (A.T.H.); Rhode Island Hospital and Lifespan, Inc, Providence (T.P.M.); Division of Vascular Surgery, London Health Sciences Center, London, Ontario, Canada (M.B.L.); Peripheral Arterial Disease Coalition, Washington, DC (G.T.); University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis (D.T.-J.); University of...
- Corresponding author
- Hirsch, Alan T.
- Venue
- Circulation
- Published
- 2007-10-30
- Volume
- 116
- Issue
- 18
- Pages
- 2086-2094
- ISSN
- 0009-7322 (ISSN-L)
- 1524-4539
- OpenAlex
- W2120827920
- Semantic Scholar
- 4d0f333b1d5b9eda793adabe9d5315707a7b95fa
- Cited by
- 273
- References
- 37
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- FWCI
- 16.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Circulation (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Pfizer
- AstraZeneca
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Sanofi
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- Otsuka America
- National Institutes of Health
- Abbott Vascular
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Keywords
- peripheral arterial disease, public awareness, health knowledge gaps, atherosclerosis risk factors, diabetes mellitus, smoking, amputation risk, stroke risk, myocardial infarction risk, lower extremity symptoms, socioeconomic disparities, health education
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Awareness, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, United States, Peripheral Vascular Diseases
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