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Effectiveness of the Heart Age tool for improving modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in a Southern European population: a randomized trial.
Lopez-Gonzalez, Angel A; Aguilo, Antoni; Frontera, Margalida; Bennasar-Veny, Miquel; Campos, Irene; Vicente-Herrero, Teofila; Tomas-Salva, Matias; De Pedro-Gomez, Joan; Tauler, Pedro.
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  • Lopez-Gonzalez AA; Prevention of Occupational Risks in Health Services, GESMA, Balearic Islands Health Service, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
  • Aguilo A; Research Group on Evidence, Lifestyles & Health, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
  • Frontera M; Research Group on Evidence, Lifestyles & Health, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
  • Bennasar-Veny M; Research Group on Evidence, Lifestyles & Health, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
  • Campos I; Prevention of Occupational Risks in Health Services, GESMA, Balearic Islands Health Service, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
  • Vicente-Herrero T; Prevention of Occupational Risks, Correos, Valencia, Spain.
  • Tomas-Salva M; Prevention of Occupational Risks, Balearic Islands Government, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
  • De Pedro-Gomez J; Research Group on Evidence, Lifestyles & Health, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
  • Tauler P; Research Group on Evidence, Lifestyles & Health, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain pedro.tauler@uib.es.
Eur J Prev Cardiol ; 22(3): 389-96, 2015 Mar.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24491403
AIMS: To test whether communicating cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk using a novel risk assessment tool (Heart Age) will be able to motivate a population to adopt healthier lifestyles and improve CVD risk profile over the use of a traditional percentage-based tool. METHODS: A single-blind randomized intervention study was carried out in a Caucasian population. A total of 3153 subjects were randomly allocated to one of three study groups: control (conventional medical advice was given to the subjects), Framingham REGICOR (10-year percentage risk score, calibrated to Spanish population was given to the subjects), or Heart Age group (Heart Age tool was administered to the subjects). Anthropometrical and metabolic parameters were measured and lifestyle habits were recorded at recruitment and 12-months post intervention. RESULTS: Both the Framingham REGICOR and the Heart Age intervention groups demonstrated significant decreases in their risk scores at post intervention compared to the control group, with the improvement being of a greater magnitude in the Heart Age group. No differences per gender were observed in the Heart Age group. CONCLUSIONS: Informing patients about their CVD risk expressed as the new Heart Age tool results in a reduction in their CVD risk higher than the one observed when the Framingham REGICOR risk score was used.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Enfermedades Cardiovasculares / Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud / Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud / Educación del Paciente como Asunto / Técnicas de Apoyo para la Decisión / Población Blanca Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials / Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Eur J Prev Cardiol Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: España Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Enfermedades Cardiovasculares / Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud / Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud / Educación del Paciente como Asunto / Técnicas de Apoyo para la Decisión / Población Blanca Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials / Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Eur J Prev Cardiol Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: España Pais de publicación: Reino Unido