A Comparison of Live Counseling With a Web-Based Lifestyle and Medication Intervention to Reduce Coronary Heart Disease Risk: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Abstract

IMPORTANCE: Most primary care clinicians lack the skills and resources to offer effective lifestyle and medication (L&M) counseling to reduce coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. Thus, effective and feasible CHD prevention programs are needed for typical practice settings. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness, acceptability, and cost-effectiveness of a combined L&M intervention to reduce CHD risk offered in counselor-delivered and web-based …

Authors

Keyserling TC; Sheridan SL; Draeger LB; Finkelstein EA; Gizlice Z; Kruger E; Johnston LF; Sloane PD; Samuel-Hodge C; Evenson KR

Journal

JAMA Internal Medicine, Vol. 174, No. 7, pp. 1144–1157

Publisher

American Medical Association (AMA)

Publication Date

July 1, 2014

DOI

10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.1984

ISSN

2168-6106

Associated Experts

Shrikant Bangdiwala

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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