Patients’ awareness of the cardiovascular risk factors – results of the primary care arm of EUROASPIRE V study in Croatia
A substantial proportion of high-risk primary care patients in Croatia lack awareness of their cardiovascular risk factor values and targets. Awareness alone appears insufficient to drive meaningful behavioral change or improve clinical outcomes. These findings highlight the need for more comprehensive, person-centered prevention strategies that go beyond risk communication to achieve effective CVD risk reduction.
Authors
- Nataša Buljan
- Željko Reiner
- Zlata Ožvačić Adžić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3524-6353)
- Miroslav Hanževački (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5107-9052)
- Jure Samardžić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9346-6402)
- Goranka Petriček (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6614-3085)
- Ino Kermc
- Pero Hrabač (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7382-4789)
- Venija Cerovečki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2670-8712)
- Davor Miličić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9101-1570)
- Lovorka Kovačec
Institutions
- University Hospital Centre Zagreb (HR)
- University of Zagreb (HR)
- Psychiatric Hospital Sveti Ivan (HR)
- University of Applied Health Sciences (HR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-025-05301-7
- Primary Topic
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00