From risk communication about asymptomatic atherosclerosis to cognitive and emotional reactions and lifestyle modification.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-adherence in the general population to preventive guidelines on cardiovascular disease calls for an interdisciplinary approach acknowledging psychological factors of relevance for risk communication and lifestyle modification. Evidence is building up regarding the advantage of sharing arterial imaging evidence of subclinical atherosclerosis with asymptomatic individuals, but there is limited understanding of how this relates to mechanisms of importance for behavioural change. Longitudinal studies on associations between patients' reactions and lifestyle modification are missing. The population-based randomized controlled trial VIPVIZA investigates the impact of pictorial information about subclinical atherosclerosis, added to traditional risk factor-based communicati

SUBMITTER: Andersson EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10809670 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature