The relationship of health activation with risk of future cardiovascular disease among rural family caregivers of patients with chronic illnesses.
Chin-Yen LinMisook L ChungJia-Rong WuJennifer L SmithAbigail LatimerJungHee KangJessica H ThompsonMary Kay RayensFrances J FeltnerMartha J BiddleTerry A LennieDebra K MoserPublished in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2024)
We demonstrated the importance of health activation to future CVD risk in rural family caregivers of patients with chronic illnesses. We also demonstrated that despite the higher risk of future CVD among male, the degree of association between health activation and CVD risk did not differ by sex.