title: [Secondary prevention in coronary disease. A questionnaire study in Norwegian departments of internal medicine with emphasis on non-pharmacological intervention].
abstract: Research has shown that lifestyle intervention has a promising effect in patients with coronary heart disease, but little is known about the practice of such intervention. To explore this issue a questionnaire was sent to all departments of internal medicine in Norway (N = 67). 58 hospitals responded. The results showed that most hospitals offered physical training (49 hospitals) and dietary intervention programmes (51 hospitals) to patients with coronary heart disease, but only six hospitals offered a smoking cessation programme. The hospitals expressed a desire to expand the existing programmes (especially dietary intervention) and establish new ones (in particular smoking cessation), but claimed that lack of personnel and funds limited their activity. Only a few hospitals record in the medical journal that a patient has been informed about the significance of changes in lifestyle.
authors.affiliation: Det medisinske fakultet, Universitetet i Oslo.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Orstavik
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Solberg
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Westheim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Sekundaerprofylakse ved koronarsykdom. Spørreundersøkelse til norske indremedisinske avdelinger med spesiell vekt på ikke-farmakologisk intervensjon.