All English Speaking Adults From the Manhattan VA Clinic Who Have Recently Received Their First Prescription for a Statin
Conditions
Keywords
Statin therapy, Dietary behavior, Attitudes and beliefs, Self efficacy
Brief summary
The purpose of this research is to improve our understanding of the effects that taking cholesterol reducing pills have on dietary behavior as well as other health related behaviors
Detailed description
This study explores the impact of initiating statin therapy on subsequent dietary as well as other lifestyle beliefs, attitudes and behaviors. Specific aims: 1. To test whether the initiation of statin therapy increases dietary saturated fat intake among statin naive patients. 2. To determine what role attitudes, beliefs, expectations, motivation, intention and self-efficacy regarding drug or diet therapy may play in observed changes in dietary behavior after starting statin therapy.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALDrug and Dietary behavior
Sponsors
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
All English-speaking adults who have recently (within 1 week)received their first prescription for a statin will be eligible.
Exclusion criteria
Will include a history of any of the following: 1. Prior CVD (myocardial infarction, angina, angioplasty, stroke, CABG. or arterial bypass surgery) 2. Diabetes patients 3. Psychiatric patients 4. AIDS patients 5. Substance abuse patients 6. Prior cholesterol lowering medication use 7. Inability to complete the interviews
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| How drug or dietary therapy may play a role in dietary behavior. | — |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed