TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing Life's Essential 8 and Adverse Childhood Experiences in Grandparent-Grandchild Co-residing Dyads
AU - Song, MinKyoung
AU - Bessette, Hannah C.
AU - Musil, Carol M.
AU - Lyons, Karen
AU - Winters-Stone, Kerri M.
AU - Hayman, Laura L.
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PY - 2024/3/1
Y1 - 2024/3/1
N2 - We assessed a subset of behavioral indicators from the American Heart Association Life's Essential 8 cardiovascular health (CVH) construct - diet, physical activity, sleep, and nicotine exposure - and quantified associations in scores between members of 12 grandparent-grandchild dyads (grandparents, 52-70 years old; children, 7-12 years old). We also assessed the number of adverse childhood experiences from the dyads. Using the Life's Essential 8 scoring algorithm (0-100, with 100 as optimal), we calculated averages and used Spearman's ρ correlation to quantify associations. Mean score was 67.5 (±12.4) for grandparents and 63.0 (±11.2) for grandchildren. Mean scores for the dyad members were significantly correlated (r = 0.66, P <.05). The mean numbers of adverse childhood experiences were 7.0 and 5.8 for the grandparents and grandchildren, respectively. The results indicate that CVH in these dyads was suboptimal and interrelated. Adverse childhood experiences in this analysis surpass levels reported as high risk for poor CVH. Our findings suggest that dyadic-based interventions to improve CVH are warranted.
AB - We assessed a subset of behavioral indicators from the American Heart Association Life's Essential 8 cardiovascular health (CVH) construct - diet, physical activity, sleep, and nicotine exposure - and quantified associations in scores between members of 12 grandparent-grandchild dyads (grandparents, 52-70 years old; children, 7-12 years old). We also assessed the number of adverse childhood experiences from the dyads. Using the Life's Essential 8 scoring algorithm (0-100, with 100 as optimal), we calculated averages and used Spearman's ρ correlation to quantify associations. Mean score was 67.5 (±12.4) for grandparents and 63.0 (±11.2) for grandchildren. Mean scores for the dyad members were significantly correlated (r = 0.66, P <.05). The mean numbers of adverse childhood experiences were 7.0 and 5.8 for the grandparents and grandchildren, respectively. The results indicate that CVH in these dyads was suboptimal and interrelated. Adverse childhood experiences in this analysis surpass levels reported as high risk for poor CVH. Our findings suggest that dyadic-based interventions to improve CVH are warranted.
KW - adverse childhood experiences
KW - cardiovascular diseases
KW - child
KW - grandparents
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U2 - 10.1097/JCN.0000000000001011
DO - 10.1097/JCN.0000000000001011
M3 - Article
C2 - 37278650
AN - SCOPUS:85184801257
SN - 0889-4655
VL - 39
SP - E44-E50
JO - Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
JF - Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
IS - 2
ER -