Improving overall health status through the CHIP intervention.
Am J Health Behav
; 33(2): 135-46, 2009.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18844508
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the efficacy of a coronary heart disease prevention program at improving selected health indicators.METHODS:
A randomized controlled health intervention study was used, with 348 participants from metropolitan Rockford, Illinois, followed for 6 months; ages ranged from 24 to 81 years. Health indicators were based on the SF-36v2.RESULTS:
Those in the intervention group showed significantly greater increases in scale scores for physical functioning, role-physical, bodily pain, general health perceptions, vitality, social functioning, role-emotional, and mental health.CONCLUSION:
The prevention program improved functional health and well-being scores as well as psychometrically based physical and mental health summary measures.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Nível de Saúde
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Doença das Coronárias
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Promoção da Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article