A Comprehensive Lifestyle Peer Group–Based Intervention on Cardiovascular Risk Factors: The Randomized Controlled Fifty-Fifty Program

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 476-485

  Gómez Pardo, Emilia ^a   Fernández Alvira, Juan Miguel ^b   Vilanova, Marta ^a   Haro, Domingo ^a   Martínez, Ramona ^a   Carvajal, Isabel ^a   Carral, Vanesa ^a   Rodríguez, Carla ^a   de Miguel, Mercedes ^a   Bodega, Patricia ^a   Santos Beneit, Gloria ^a   Peñalvo, Jose Luis ^b,c   Marina, Iñaki ^d   Pérez Farinós, Napoleón ^e   Dal Re, Marian ^e   Villar, Carmen ^e   Robledo, Teresa ^e   Vedanthan, Rajesh ^f   Bansilal, Sameer ^f   Fuster, Valentin ^a,b,f  

^a International SHE Foundation   (Spain)

^b CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CARDIOVASCULARES CNIC   (Spain)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Catalan Health Institute   (Spain)

^e Food Safety and Nutrition ^*  (United States)

^f MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiovascular risk; healthy lifestyle; motivation; peer education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SMOKING; WORKSHOP; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OVERWEIGHT; PEER GROUP; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; TOBACCO USE CESSATION;

EID: 84973481558     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.10.033     Document Type: Article

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