Nursing interventions for smoking cessation

VH Rice, LF Stead - Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2008 - cochranelibrary.com
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Health tests and health consultations reduced cardiovascular risk without psychological strain, increased healthcare utilization or increased costs: an overview of the …

T Lauritzen, MS Ager Jensen… - … journal of public …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Few randomized controlled trials (RCT) have evaluated health tests and health
consultations in primary care with a long follow-up period. The Ebeltoft Health Promotion …

A novel programme to evaluate and communicate 10‐year risk of CHD reduces predicted risk and improves patients' modifiable risk factor profile

JS Benner, L Erhardt, M Flammer… - … journal of clinical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Aims: We assessed whether a novel programme to evaluate/communicate predicted
coronary heart disease (CHD) risk could lower patients' predicted Framingham CHD risk vs …

[PDF][PDF] The role of primary health care in preventing the onset of chronic disease, with a particular focus on the lifestyle risk factors of obesity, tobacco and alcohol

M Harris - Canberra: National Preventative Health Taskforce, 2008 - Citeseer
The potential impact of primary health care in assessing and managing smoking, hazardous
drinking, poor diet and physical inactivity has been demonstrated among patients who are at …

Healthy hearts–a community-based primary prevention programme to reduce coronary heart disease

G Richardson, HC Van Woerden, L Morgan… - BMC cardiovascular …, 2008 - Springer
Background The ten year probability of cardiovascular events can be calculated, but many
people are unaware of their risk and unclear how to reduce it. The aim of this study was to …

A novel family-based intervention trial to improve heart health: FIT Heart: results of a randomized controlled trial

L Mosca, H Mochari, M Liao, AH Christian… - … Quality and Outcomes, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Family members of patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) may be at
increased risk due to shared genes and lifestyle. Hospitalization of a family member with …

The covariation of multiple risk factors in primary care: a latent class analysis

JS Funderburk, SA Maisto, DE Sugarman… - Journal of Behavioral …, 2008 - Springer
There is a need to advance the quality of healthcare by increasing knowledge about multiple
risk factors and how to intervene to improve health outcomes. In an effort to better describe …

Adherence to antihypertensive drug treatment and blood pressure control: a real practice analysis in Italy

M Di Martino, C Veronesi, L Degli Esposti… - Journal of human …, 2008 - nature.com
Factors associated with reduced adherence to antihypertensive drug treatment (AHT) were
identified analysing 7626 Italian patients with blood pressure values recorded in the General …

Cardiovascular-risk patients' experienced benefits and unfulfilled expectations from preventive consultations: a qualitative study.

D Kehler, B Christensen, T Lauritzen… - Quality in Primary …, 2008 - europepmc.org
Background The development of consultations towards more patient centredness and
shared decision making has greatly influenced general practice. Several patient-based …

Intensified preventive care to reduce cardiovascular risk in healthcare centres located in deprived neighbourhoods: a randomized controlled trial

FE Fakiri, MA Bruijnzeels, PJM Uitewaal… - European Journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background We examined the effectiveness of a structured collaboration in general practice
between a practice nurse, a peer health educator, the general practitioner (GP) and a GP …