Understanding of cardiovascular disease among patients with hypercholesterolemia – a qualitative exploration

• Main Authors: Samsudin, Suhaiza, Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai, Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Abdullah, Fa’iza
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine; RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/73210/13/73210_Understanding%20of%20cardiovascular%20disease_complete.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/73210/19/73210_Understanding%20of%20cardiovascular%20disease%20among%20patients%20with%20hypercholesterolemia_poster.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/73210/20/73210_Understanding%20of%20cardiovascular%20disease%20among%20patients%20with%20hypercholesterolemia_conf%20abstract.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/73210/; http://e-mfp.org/wp-content/uploads/v14s2.pdf

Background: The burden of cardiovascular disease is increasing rapidly in Malaysia but there are limited studies conducted on the understanding of cardiovascular disease among patient who have been identified as at risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Without such an understanding, an early de...