A problem-solving intervention for cardiovascular disease risk reduction in veterans: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health behaviors related to diet, tobacco usage, physical activity, medication adherence, and alcohol use are highly determinative of risk for developing cardiovascular disease. This paper describes a study protocol to evaluate a problem-solving intervention that aims to help patients at risk for developing cardiovascular disease address barriers to adopting positive health behaviors in order to reduce cardiovascular risk.

Methods

Eligible patients are adults enrolled in Veterans Affairs (VA) health care who have not experienced a cardiovascular event but are at elevated risk based on their Framingham Risk Score (FRS). Participants in this two-site study are randomized to either the intervention or care as usual, with a target of 400 participants. The study interv

SUBMITTER: Nieuwsma JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5579718 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature