Post Event-Cardiovascular Risk Perception Survey: Validity and Reliability in Cardiac Patients Post Heart Event

Abstract

Background:Cardiac risk perception in patients who had a heart event is unknown.Purpose:Evaluate the validity and reliability of the Post Event-Cardiovascular Risk Perception Survey (PE-CRPS).Methods:This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study with a convenient sample of 251 patients who experienced a heart event. Descriptive and exploratory factor analyses was used to analyze the data.Results:Nine of ten items with an oblique (direct oblimin) rotation resulted in two factors extracted, which explained 54% of the variance. The two factors represented perception of medical history variable and a stress/family history variable. Cronbach’s α reliability analyses indicated both factors were reliable; strongly related with a correlation of .69 and .81.Conclusion:Cardiovascular risk perception explained by two factors.

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

“…instrument called Post Event-Cardiovascular Risk Perception Survey (PE-CRPS) among hospitalized inpatient and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation patients who had a known history of heart disease. Although individual patient demographic information was not collected, the study found the PE-CRPS reliable and valid but more importantly, participants did not indicate a risk for developing further CVD [27].…”

“…Data analyses were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics (Version 27) [46]. The reliability was examined using Cronbach's Alpha coefficients and component relationships similar to the study conducted by Prue-Owens and colleague [27].…”

“…In other words, the CRPS was tested in healthy active young men and women. The CRPS was then modified from its original version to the PE-CRPS using the construct "What do you think your chance is of …" as it relates to cardiac risk factors (Figure 1) [27].…”

“…Prue-Owens and colleagues (2023) examined the psychometric properties for an Participants were a convenience sample of n = 261 with diagnosis of known heart disease and/or cardiac event. The PE-CRPS reliability (Cronbach's alpha .81) and validity was determined in the prior study conducted by Prue-Owens and colleagues (2023) [27].…”