Cardiovascular disease, risk factors, and health behaviors among cancer survivors and spouses: A MEPS Study.
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2020-09
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The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalences of CVD, CVD risk factors. and health behaviors among cancer survivor-spouse dyads, assess how these prevalences differ by role (survivor vs spouse) and gender, and report congruences in health behaviors between survivors and their spouses.Methods
We identified 1026 survivor-spouse dyads from the 2010-2015 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. We used weighted multivariable logistic and linear regressions to analyze the data related to CVD, CVD risk factors, and health behaviors.Results
Survivors and spouses reported high prevalences of CVD and CVD risk factors but low engagement in healthy behaviors, including non-smoking, physical activity, and maintaining a healthy weight (proxy for healthy diet). Gender and role differences were significantly related to the prevalence of CVD, CVD risk factors, and health behaviors among survivors and spouses. From 39% to 88% of survivors and spouses were congruent in their current smoking status, physical activity engagement/disengagement, and BMI.Conclusion
Cancer survivors and spouses have high rates of CVD and CVD risk factors and poor engagement in healthful lifestyle behaviors. A high proportion of survivors and spouses were congruent in their current smoking status, physical activity engagement/disengagement, and BMI. Effective lifestyle interventions are needed for this high-risk population. Couple-focused interventions may be well-suited for these dyads and warrant further study.Implications for cancer survivors
Both cancer survivors and their spouses need to be non-moking, more physically active, and maintain normal BMI in order to reduce their high risk of CVD and CVD risk factors.Type
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Song, Lixin, Ting Guan, Peiran Guo, Fengyu Song, Courtney Van Houtven, Xianming Tan and Thomas C Keyserling (2020). Cardiovascular disease, risk factors, and health behaviors among cancer survivors and spouses: A MEPS Study. Cancer medicine, 9(18). pp. 6864–6874. 10.1002/cam4.3336 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/26141.
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