Lifestyle and coronary heart disease prevention.
To conclude, promoting lifestyle changes in the primary care setting has received considerable attention. Efficacy data are most promising for encouraging smoking cessation; the evidence supporting increased physical activity and dietary changes among healthy adults is not conclusive. Nonetheless, the role of behavioral strategies for changing individual and multiple risk behaviors has been recognized. A simple framework for brief counseling by primary care clinicians is presented in the form of the 5A's.
Pinto
Bernardine M
BM
Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02903, USA. BPinto@lifespan.org
Rabin
Carolyn
C
Farrell
Nancy
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D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003376:Counseling; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009043:Motor Activity; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012309:Risk-Taking; D016540:Smoking Cessation