Volume 11 — May 15, 2014
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
A 16-Month Community-Based Intervention to Increase Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
| Question | Type of Aspirin User | Mean Score | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirin helps prevent heart attack/strokea | Nonregular use | 1.8 | <.001 |
| Aspirin helps prevent heart attack/strokea | Regular use | 1.4 | |
| Preventing heart attack/stroke is importanta | Nonregular use | 1.1 | .45 |
| Preventing heart attack/stroke is importanta | Regular use | 1.1 | |
| Safety of daily aspirin useb | Nonregular use | 2.1 | .001 |
| Safety of daily aspirin useb | Regular use | 1.6 | |
| Efficacy of daily aspirin usec | Nonregular use | 2.0 | .04 |
| Efficacy of daily aspirin usec | Regular use | 1.7 | |
| Your chances for heart attack/stroke are greata | Nonregular use | 2.7 | .28 |
| Your chances for heart attack/stroke are greata | Regular use | 2.6 | |
| People similar to you take daily aspirina | Nonregular use | 2.2 | <.001 |
| People similar to you take daily aspirina | Regular use | 1.5 | |
| People close to you think you should take aspirina | Nonregular use | 3.1 | <.001 |
| People close to you think you should take aspirina | Regular use | 1.9 |
a Range of scores is 1 to 4 (strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, strongly agree), with low values representing favorable responses.
b Range of scores is 1 to 4 (very safe, somewhat safe, somewhat unsafe, very unsafe), with low values representing favorable responses.
c Range of scores 1 to 4 (very effective, somewhat effective, somewhat ineffective, very ineffective), with low values representing favorable responses.
Figure. Differences in aspirin-related attitudes, perception of cardiovascular risk, and social norms between regular and nonregular aspirin users at 16 months. Regular aspirin use was defined as use daily or every other day. Nonregular aspirin use was defined as once per week or less.
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