Sustainability of a multimodal intervention to promote lifestyle factors associated with the prevention of cardiovascular disease in midlife Australian women: a 5-year follow-up

Health Care Women Int. 2009 Dec;30(12):1111-30. doi: 10.1080/07399330903104524.

Abstract

We evaluated sustainability of an intervention to reduce women's cardiovascular risk factors, determined the influence of self-efficacy, and described women's current health. We used a mixed method approach that utilized forced choice and open-ended questionnaire items about health status, habits, and self-efficacy. Sixty women, average age 61, returned questionnaires. Women in the original intervention group continued health behaviors intended to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) at a higher rate than the control group, supporting the feasibility of a targeted intervention built around women's individual goals. The role of self-efficacy in behavior change is unclear. The original intervention group reported higher self-reported health.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Aged
  • Australia
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Health Behavior*
  • Health Education / methods
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Health Promotion / methods*
  • Humans
  • Life Style*
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Education as Topic / methods*
  • Quality of Life
  • Self Efficacy
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Women's Health