Has brief counselling an impact on the risk factors for cardiovascular disease in 40-year-old men. A three-year follow-up study

Autor: Seppo Sarna, Marja Sihvonen, Anita Näslindh-Ylispangar, Hannu Vanhanen, Pertti Kekki
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Open Medicine, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 300-307 (2008)
ISSN: 2391-5463
Popis: The metabolic syndrome presents a serious challenge to health professionals. The aim of the present study is to analyze the impact of a brief counselling on cardiovascular risk factors among 40-year-old men. Forty-six males living in north-eastern Helsinki voluntarily completed the follow-up study between 2001 and 2004, and were assessed for clinical risk factors. The mean differences were determined by a paired t-test, and the interaction between groups and time by the F-test with repeated measures ANOVA. After baseline assessment and in 2002, males received a 45 minute nurse-delivered counselling session with self-administered protocol. Cardiovascular risk factors improved significantly (p
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