title: Health behavior goals of cardiac patients after hospitalization.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the types and influences of health behavior goals self-selected by post hospitalized cardiac patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Subjects participated in a trial assessing the effectiveness of a health behavior change program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nearly 95% of smokers and 89.7% of patients with elevated weights selected a smoking and/or dietary modification goal, respectively. Only 43.8% of physical activity goal patients started a rehabilitation program. Although no consistent relationships were found between patient characteristics and type of goal(s) selected, significant improvements in readiness to change levels occurred.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Many patients can make health behavior progress consistent with behaviors needing improvements by clinical criteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Practice, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USA. jodi.holtrop@hc.msu.edu
authors.forename: Jodi Summers
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Holtrop
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Corser
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Holmes-Rovner
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stommel
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D000072038:Cardiac Rehabilitation; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003710:Demography; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D015438:Health Behavior; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013997:Time Factors