Managing cardiovascular risk reduction in elderly adults. By promoting and monitoring healthy lifestyle changes, health care providers can help older adults improve their cardiovascular health.

Colleen Keller, Julie Fleury, Marilyn Mujezinovic-Womack

Journal: Journal of gerontological nursing 2003;29(6):18-23

PMID: 12830652

Abstract

Primary care practitioners must explore the most effective techniques for promoting cardiovascular risk reduction in older adults. Managing lifestyle modification risk factors, such as smoking cessation, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, and nutrition is discussed in this article. Other risk factor modification efforts, often not highlighted, include managing homocysteinemia, and sedentary behavior. These factors are presented as equally important modifiable coronary heart disease risks.

Address: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio School of Nursing, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78284, USA.

DOI: 10.3928/0098-9134-20030601-06

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MeSH Terms: Aged, Cardiovascular Diseases, Estrogen Replacement Therapy, Exercise, Geriatric Nursing, Guidelines as Topic, Health Promotion, Humans, Middle Aged, Obesity, Smoking Cessation