Roberts Davis M, Hiatt SO, Gupta N, Dieckmann NF, Hansen L, Denfeld QE. Incorporating reproductive system history data into cardiovascular nursing research to advance women's health.
Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2024;
23:206-211. [PMID:
38195931 PMCID:
PMC10932536 DOI:
10.1093/eurjcn/zvad125]
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Abstract
The lack of sex-specific variables, such as reproductive system history (RSH), in cardiovascular research studies is a missed opportunity to address the cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden, especially among women who face sex-specific risks of developing CVD. Collecting RSH data from women enrolled in research studies is an important step towards improving women's cardiovascular health. In this paper, we describe two approaches to collecting RSH in CVD research: extracting RSH from the medical record and participant self-report of RSH. We provide specific examples from our own research and address common data management and statistical analysis problems when dealing with RSH data in research.
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