scholarly journals Obesity. Workshop III. AHA Prevention Conference III. Behavior change and compliance: keys to improving cardiovascular health.

Circulation ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 1391-1396 ◽  
Author(s):  
S T St Jeor ◽  
K D Brownell ◽  
R L Atkinson ◽  
C Bouchard ◽  
J Dwyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Cardiovascular Health

scholarly journals Physical inactivity. Workshop V. AHA Prevention Conference III. Behavior change and compliance: keys to improving cardiovascular health.

Circulation ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 1402-1405 ◽  
Author(s):  
S N Blair ◽  
K E Powell ◽  
T L Bazzarre ◽  
J L Early ◽  
L H Epstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Cardiovascular Health

scholarly journals Lifestyle Medicine—An Emerging New Discipline

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 114
Author(s):  
Robert F Kushner ◽  
Jeffrey I Mechanick ◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Cardiovascular Health ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Lifestyle Medicine ◽  
Ideal Cardiovascular Health

Unhealthful lifestyle behaviors are a primary source of the global burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and account for about 63 % of all global deaths. Recently, there has been an increased interest in evaluating the benefit of adhering to low-risk lifestyle behaviors and ideal cardiovascular health metrics. Although a healthful lifestyle has repeatedly been shown to improve mortality, the population prevalence of healthy living remains low. The new discipline of lifestyle medicine has recently emerged as a systematized approach for the management of chronic disease. The practice of lifestyle medicine requires skills and competency in addressing multiple health risk behaviors and improving self-management. This article focuses on the effects of a healthful lifestyle on chronic disease and defining lifestyle medicine as a unique discipline. It also reviews the role of effective provider–patient communication as an essential element for fostering behavior change—the main component of lifestyle medicine. The principles of communication and behavior change are skill based and are grounded in scientific theories and models. Communication and counseling must be contextualized to the patients’ economic situation, access to care, social support, culture, and health literacy.

scholarly journals Implementation of a Tool to Modify Behavior in a Chronic Disease Management Program

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole D. Gillespie ◽  
Thomas L. Lenz
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Cardiovascular Health ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Lifestyle Modifications ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Reduction ◽  
Patient Centered

Chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia continue to be a significant burden on the US health care system. As a result, many healthcare providers are implementing strategies to prevent the incidence of heart disease and other chronic conditions. Among these strategies are proper drug therapy and lifestyle modifications. Behavior change is often the rate-limiting step in the prevention and maintenance of lifestyle modifications. The purpose of this paper is to describe a tool used to guide the progression and assess the effectiveness of a cardiovascular risk reduction program. The tool uses the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change to determine the readiness and confidence to change specific lifestyle behaviors pertinent to cardiovascular health. The tool aids the practitioner in developing a patient-centered plan to implement and maintain lifestyle changes and can be tailored to use in any situation requiring a behavior change on the part of the patient.

scholarly journals Behavior change and compliance: keys to improving cardiovascular health. Workshop VI. AHA Prevention Conference III.

Circulation ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 1406-1407 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Williams ◽  
M Chesney ◽  
S Cohen ◽  
N Frasure-Smith ◽  
G Kaplan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Cardiovascular Health

scholarly journals Lipids. Workshop IV. AHA Prevention Conference III. Behavior change and compliance: keys to improving cardiovascular health.

Circulation ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 1397-1401 ◽  
Author(s):  
T A Pearson ◽  
W V Brown ◽  
K Donato ◽  
F A Franklin ◽  
R B Luepker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Cardiovascular Health

Lifestyle Medicine—An Emerging New Discipline

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert F Kushner ◽  
Jeffrey I Mechanick ◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Cardiovascular Health ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Lifestyle Medicine ◽  
Ideal Cardiovascular Health

Unhealthful lifestyle behaviors are a primary source of the global burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and account for about 63 % of all global deaths. Recently, there has been an increased interest in evaluating the benefit of adhering to low-risk lifestyle behaviors and ideal cardiovascular health metrics. Although a healthful lifestyle has repeatedly been shown to improve mortality, the population prevalence of healthy living remains low. The new discipline of lifestyle medicine has recently emerged as a systematized approach for the management of chronic disease. The practice of lifestyle medicine requires skills and competency in addressing multiple health risk behaviors and improving self-management. This article focuses on the effects of a healthful lifestyle on chronic disease and defining lifestyle medicine as a unique discipline. It also reviews the role of effective provider–patient communication as an essential element for fostering behavior change—the main component of lifestyle medicine. The principles of communication and behavior change are skill based and are grounded in scientific theories and models. Communication and counseling must be contextualized to the patients’ economic situation, access to care, social support, culture, and health literacy.

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