Stress Doc
SUBJECT: STRESS THEORY AND MEASUREMENT
ASSIGNIMENT: ACRITICAL REVIEW OF A PAPER ON PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS RELATED TO CARDIOVSCULAR DISEASE RISK IN UK SOUTH ASIAN MEN;
A critical review of a paper on psychosocial factors related to cardiovascular disease risk in UK South Asian men.
I have read Emily et al, (2007) report on `psychosocial factors related to cardiovascular disease risk in UK South Asian men- a preliminary study`. The study was cross- cultural and its major aim was to compare the exposure of UK South Asian men and white European men to psychosocial and conventional factors associated with cardiovascular disease risk.
The study is timely considering recent statistics which indicate that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in UK and is responsible for approximately 238,000 deaths annually, (39%) of total mortality (Lyratzopoulos, 2005). Studies in UK have found that south Asians risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) death is as much as 40% above whites; and have 2-3 fold high incidences of hypertension and diabetes (Mckeighe et al, 1988; Cappucio et al, 2002)
Also, the researchers used a face to face interview approach, which, I think was appropriate since this is the first phase of an exploratory study. A sample size of 105 respondents was randomly selected from a bigger study population in west London. The scales included measures of psychosocial and cardiovascular risk factors. The study was predominantly quantitative in nature. Psycho-social assessments consisted of measures of chronic stress, protective factors in social environments, and psychological factors. Data analysis phase appropriately employed t-test however probably the baseline characteristics analysis between the two ethnic groups could have used
ASSIGNIMENT: ACRITICAL REVIEW OF A PAPER ON PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS RELATED TO CARDIOVSCULAR DISEASE RISK IN UK SOUTH ASIAN MEN;
A critical review of a paper on psychosocial factors related to cardiovascular disease risk in UK South Asian men.
I have read Emily et al, (2007) report on `psychosocial factors related to cardiovascular disease risk in UK South Asian men- a preliminary study`. The study was cross- cultural and its major aim was to compare the exposure of UK South Asian men and white European men to psychosocial and conventional factors associated with cardiovascular disease risk.
The study is timely considering recent statistics which indicate that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in UK and is responsible for approximately 238,000 deaths annually, (39%) of total mortality (Lyratzopoulos, 2005). Studies in UK have found that south Asians risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) death is as much as 40% above whites; and have 2-3 fold high incidences of hypertension and diabetes (Mckeighe et al, 1988; Cappucio et al, 2002)
Also, the researchers used a face to face interview approach, which, I think was appropriate since this is the first phase of an exploratory study. A sample size of 105 respondents was randomly selected from a bigger study population in west London. The scales included measures of psychosocial and cardiovascular risk factors. The study was predominantly quantitative in nature. Psycho-social assessments consisted of measures of chronic stress, protective factors in social environments, and psychological factors. Data analysis phase appropriately employed t-test however probably the baseline characteristics analysis between the two ethnic groups could have used
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