Importance of Lifestyle Modification on Cardiovascular Risk Reduction: COUNSELING STRATEGIES TO MAXIMIZE PATIENT OUTCOMES

Barry A. Franklin, Jonathan Myers, Peter Kokkinos

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Abstract

This commentary builds on the unhealthy lifestyle habits, population health, risk factors as harbingers of cardiovascular disease, current provider counseling practices, assessing patient readiness to change, and research-based interventions to facilitate behavior change (eg, the 5A's, motivational interviewing, and overcoming inertia with downscaled goals).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)138-143
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention
Volume40
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2020

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Rehabilitation
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Keywords

  • behavior change
  • lifestyle counseling
  • motivational interviewing
  • readiness to change
  • unhealthy lifestyles

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