Cardiovascular diseases Circulatory System Cardiovascular risk reduction
Conditions
Interventions
The behavioural intervention was based on the 'stages of change' model developed by Prochaska and Diclemente, an approach popular with those involved in health promotion in the 1990s. The trained nurs
Sponsors
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Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with at least one out of three risk factors (raised cholesterol, smoking, raised body mass index [BMI] and physical inactivity) were to be recruited from each of 10 intervention practices and 10 control practices in and near London. Recruitment was difficult and eventually there were 316 patients in the intervention group and 567 in the control group (883 patients instead of 2000). 54% of patients were women, 96% were white, mean age was 47, 77% were married, and 78% employed. Risk factors were evenly balanced between the two groups. Of 316 intervention patients 285, 230, and 176 attended the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd counselling session. 204 and 169 returned for the 4 and 12 month assessment. Comparable figures for the 567 patients in the control group were 423 and 251 for the follow-up assessments.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Initial assessment comprised a questionnaire covering demographic data, measures of smoking, diet, and physical activity, and measures of attitude and motivation; and physical measurements including height, weight, cholesterol, and blood pressure. These measurements were repeated at 4 and 12 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed