Unravelling effectiveness of a nurse-led behaviour change intervention to enhance physical activity in patients at risk for cardiovascular disease in primary care: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-management interventions are considered effective in patients with chronic disease, but trials have shown inconsistent results, and it is unknown which patients benefit most. Adequate self-management requires behaviour change in both patients and health care providers. Therefore, the Activate intervention was developed with a focus on behaviour change in both patients and nurses. The intervention aims for change in a single self-management behaviour, namely physical activity, in primary care patients at risk for cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Activate intervention.

Methods/design

A two-arm cluster randomised controlled trial will be conducted to compare the Activate intervention with care as usual at 31 g

SUBMITTER: Westland H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5322635 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature