Cross Validation of the Post Event-Cardiovascular Risk Perception Survey Instrument among Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients

Abstract

Background: By 2035, nearly half of U.S. adults will have some form of heart disease. COVID-19 altered the delivery of care for cardiac rehabilitation patients who experienced a cardiac event.Objective: To cross-validate the Post Event-Cardiovascular Risk Perception Survey (PE-CRPS).Methods: A cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted to validate CVD risk perception survey. Explorative factor analysis (EFA) was utilized to explore the factors, validate the scale, and measure variance in the data.Results: Of the 261 individuals, majority were males (71%, mean age: 65.77 years), Caucasian-Non-Hispanic origin (94%) with co morbidities (hypertension, hyper-lipidemia and diabetes). EFA identified 16 latent (eigenvalues >1) with 45 observed variables to measure CVD risk perception. Factors explained 68% of the variance. Bartlett’s test of sphericity was significant (p=.001), indicating variances not significant and the factors correlated.Conclusions: PE-CRPS was valid and can be used to assess cardiac risk perceptions among cardiac rehabilitation individuals.