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Trial reportBritish journal of health psychology2026

What matters to cardiac patients? The impact of linking life goals to health goals on patients' intention-to-change-lifestyle: an online experiment.

Renée V H IJzerman, Rosalie van der Vaart, Linda D Breeman, Inge van den Broek, Elise Dusseldorp, Roderik Kraaijenhagen, Thomas Reijnders, Andrea W M Evers, Wilma J M Scholte Op Reimer, Veronica R Janssen and 1 more

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11 authors.

Renée V H IJzermanHealth, Medical and Neuropsychology Unit, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2079-6814
Rosalie van der VaartCentre of Expertise Health Innovation, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Den Haag, The Netherlands.
Linda D BreemanHealth, Medical and Neuropsychology Unit, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Inge van den BroekHarteraad, Den Haag, The Netherlands.
Elise DusseldorpMethodology and Statistics, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Roderik KraaijenhagenNDDO Institute for Prevention and Early Diagnostics (NIPED), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Thomas ReijndersHealth, Medical and Neuropsychology Unit, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Andrea W M EversHealth, Medical and Neuropsychology Unit, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Wilma J M Scholte Op ReimerDepartment of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Veronica R JanssenDepartment of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
BENEFIT Consortium

Funding

Members of the BENEFIT ConsortiumThe Netherlands Cardiovascular Research Initiative: An Initiative with the support of the Dutch Heart Foundation CVON2016-12 BENEFITZonMw (The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesGuidelines advocate goal setting for promoting lifestyle changes in cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients. This study investigates 1) preferences in health and life goal domains in CVD patients, 2) the impact of linking life goals to health goals on intention-to-change-lifestyle and explores 3) socio-demographic and health-related variables influencing intention-to-change-lifestyle.

designOnline experimental study.

methodsPatients (N = 629, mean age 66.6; 39% female) were randomized to health-goal-group (HG) or life-and-health-goal-group (LHG). HG set a health goal, and LHG first established a life goal and then set a supporting health goal. Directly after goal setting, the primary outcome, intention-to-change-lifestyle, was measured and analysed using logistic regression (high: 9-10 vs. lower: ≤8.5), as were the secondary outcomes.

resultsExercise goals were most frequently selected in LHG (66.0%) and HG (66.9%). Preference for selecting stress management was significantly higher in LHG (17.3%) than HG (9.3%), χ

conclusionsNo main effect of goal-setting condition on intention-to-change-lifestyle was found. Linking life goals to health goals increased preference for stress management and, in exploratory analyses, was associated with higher intention-to-change-lifestyle among lower- and medium-educated patients. Findings emphasize the relevance of personalized, value-based goal setting within cardiac rehabilitation.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesGoalsHealth BehaviorIntentionLife StyleAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient Preferencebehaviour changecardiac rehabilitationgoal settingintentionintention‐to‐change‐lifestylelifestyle changesecondary prevention

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PMID41614686
PMCPMC12857248

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