SynthesisThe European journal of general practice2017
Impact of educational interventions on primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: A systematic review with a focus on physical activity.
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- Interventions for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: umbrella review of systematic reviews.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic review of international clinical guidelines for the promotion of physical activity for the primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases.BMC family practice · 2021Pooled it
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- Comparison of 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk in metropolitan and rural areas of South of Iran.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- SEM-ANN analysis of the social prescription of nature, physical activity, and healthy living initiatives for cardiovascular health: mediating role of social support.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Socioeconomic status as a potential mediator of arterial aging in marginalized ethnic and racial groups: current understandings and future directions.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2024Review
- Preliminary Effects of a Structured Educational Program in Cardiac Patients at Different Stages of Enrollment in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation.Community health equity research & policy · 2024Article
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- General Public's knowledge, awareness, and perception of Cardiometabolic diseases: data from a Singapore study population.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Development and preliminary evaluation of a tele-rehabilitation exercise system using computer-generated animation.Fujita medical journal · 2022Article
- Type and effectiveness of community-based interventions in improving knowledge related to cardiovascular diseases and risk factors: A systematic review.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2022Article
- Focused Education Increases Hepatocellular Cancer Screening in Patients with Cirrhosis Regardless of Functional Health Literacy.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2021Article
- Behavioral Medicine for Sedentary Behavior, Daily Physical Activity, and Exercise to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: A Review.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2021Review
- Implications of personality and parental education on healthy lifestyles among adolescents.Scientific reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundEvidence from epidemiological and experimental studies illustrates the beneficial impact of healthy lifestyle behaviours on cardiovascular risk.
objectivesTo assess the effectiveness of primary care health education interventions designed to promote healthy lifestyles on physical activity levels and cardiovascular risk.
methodsA computer-aided search on PubMed and Scopus was performed to identify relevant studies published from January 2000 to October 2016. Two authors independently selected studies for inclusion and extracted data, including intervention characteristics and outcome measures, namely physical activity and cardiovascular risk or risk factors.
resultsOf the 212 identified studies, 15 met the inclusion criteria. The 15 studies enrolled 6727 participants; the sample size varied between 74 and 878 adults. Fourteen studies assessed physical activity by questionnaire and only one study used accelerometry. Eight of the 15 studies showed improvements in the physical activity levels after the intervention, ranging from 5% to 26% in those where significant changes between groups were detected. Most studies reported significant positive effects of the health education interventions on cardiovascular risk factors, mainly on lipid profile, blood pressure and cardiovascular risk score.
conclusionThe health education interventions, in primary care, seem to improve daily physical activity, cardiovascular risk factors and risk score.
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