Is there scope for community health nurses to address lifestyle risk factors? the community nursing SNAP trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This paper examines the opportunity and need for lifestyle interventions for patients attending generalist community nursing services in Australia. This will help determine the scope for risk factor management within community health care by generalist community nurses (GCNs).

Methods

This was a quasi-experimental study conducted in four generalist community nursing services in NSW, Australia. Prior to service contacts, clients were offered a computer-assisted telephone interview to collect baseline data on socio-demographics, health conditions, smoking status, physical activity levels, alcohol consumption, height and weight, fruit and vegetable intake and 'readiness-to-change' for lifestyle risk factors.

Results

804 clients participated (a response rate of

SUBMITTER: Chan BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3337290 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature