Impact evaluation of a healthy lifestyle intervention to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in health centers in San José, Costa Rica and Chiapas, Mexico
Conclusion:
Group education interventions at health centers have the potential to improve stage-of-change activation, and may also improve clinical outcomes. In the future, it will be essential to dedicate resources to understand ways to reach a representative group of the patient population, tailor the intervention so that patients are engaged to participate, and consider the broader family and community context that influences patients’ capacity to manage their condition.
Source: Epidemiologic Perspectives and Innovations - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Meredith FortSandra MurilloErika LópezAna DengoNadia Alvarado-MolinaIndira de BeaussetMaricruz CastroLiz PeñaManuel Ramírez-ZeaHomero Martínez Source Type: research
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