None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
To examine the usefulness of a cognitive behavioural intervention to reduce chronic disease risk factors in mid-life and older women.
Interventions
Participants receive 3 x 30 minute health education and motivational individual consultations (to encourage increased physical activity, low-fat diet, increased calcium, increased photoestrogens, increased fruit & vegetables, increased water intake and smoking cessation). These are provided 6 weeks apart (ie, week 0, week 6, week 12). These individual sessions are accompanied by a book about Managing Mid-life & Older Health Issues for Women and a Journal. The Journal facilitates/ encourages a
Participants receive 3 x 30 minute health education and motivational individual consultations (to encourage increased physical activity, low-fat diet, increased calcium, increased photoestrogens, increased fruit & vegetables, increased water intake and smoking cessation). These are provided 6 weeks apart (ie, week 0, week 6, week 12). These individual sessions are accompanied by a book about Managing Mid-life & Older Health Issues for Women and a Journal. The Journal facilitates/ encourages a change in health behaviour on a daily basis.
Sponsors
Queensland University of Technology
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Women aged 45 or more years of age who attend one of 4 diabetes community clinics in North Brisbane or a cardiac rehabilitation clinic in North Brisbane. Able to understand and write in English
Exclusion criteria
Diagnosed with breast cancer Treating medical professional indicates that it is not safe for patient to be involved. Receiving pallitative care
Outcome results
None listed