Taking Research to Heart.
It’s National “Wear Red Day” today, and with that in mind, we’d like to share some important research we recently conducted with women across the country on the topic of heart disease. Even though heart disease is the leading cause of death of American women – and more women than men die of cardiovascular disease each year – there is a huge discrepancy between the number of men and women that participate in clinical trials related to heart disease. Our research focused on clinical trials and finding out what motivates or discourages women from participating in medical studies. Through our conversations, we learned about women’s attitudes toward clinical trials, the hopes and fears that come with participating, and the factors that play into their choice to enroll. We found that many women want to enroll in trials to help improve the futures of other women who have been diagnosed with heart disease. What do you think about clinical trials? Would you ever participate in one? And … are you wearing red today?
February 1, 2013 | Research
