Food for thought: Pilot randomized controlled trial of lay health trainers supporting dietary change to reduce cardiovascular disease in deprived communities

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 635-643

  Goodall, M ^a   Barton, G R ^b   Bower, P ^c   Byrne, P ^a   Cade, J E ^d   Capewell, S ^a   Cleghorn, C L ^d   Kennedy, L A ^e   Martindale, A M ^a   Roberts, C ^c   Woolf, S ^a   Gabbay, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

behaviour change; cardiovascular disease; CVD; lay health trainer; life style; primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETABLE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; DIET; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926345994     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdt112     Document Type: Article

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