[Cardiovascular risk factors: an intervention program for general practice].
A new multiple risk factor intervention program, combining a comprehensive, stepwise and health education-based approach, was tested in an outpatient setting. In the first 47 patients (aged 17-55, referred by their physicians) total cardiovascular risk (estimated by Framingham index) was reduced within the first 12 months by an average of 32.5%. This improvement derived from significant reductions in all major risk factors. These findings demonstrate the feasibility and potential, yet unexploited, benefit of a more comprehensive risk factor, approach in general medical practice.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control; D012306:Risk; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013557:Switzerland
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D002784:Cholesterol
Kardiovaskuläre Risikofaktoren: ein Interventionsprogramm für die Praxis.