The primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: nurse practitioners using behaviour modification strategies.

Todd Charles Farrell, Lisa Keeping-Burke

Journal: Canadian journal of cardiovascular nursing = Journal canadien en soins infirmiers cardio-vasculaires 2014;24(1):8-15

PMID: 24660274

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Abstract

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) places great financial strain on the health care system and dramatically affects individual quality of life. As primary health care providers, nurse practitioners (NPs) are ideally positioned to advise clients on risk factor and lifestyle modifications that ameliorate the impact of CVD. While the lifestyle targets for CVD prevention are established, the most effective means of achieving these goals remain uncertain. Behaviour modification strategies, including motivational interviewing (MI) and the transtheoretical model (TTM), have been suggested, but neither approach is established as being more efficacious than the other. In this paper, evidence on the effectiveness of the two approaches for modifying smoking, diet, and exercise behaviour are presented, and a recommendation for NP practice is made.

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MeSH Terms: Behavior Therapy, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diet, Exercise, Health Behavior, Holistic Nursing, Humans, Life Style, Motivation, Motivational Interviewing, Nurse Practitioners, Primary Prevention, Risk Factors, Smoking Prevention