Key result
A family-based health education and counseling intervention produced more favorable changes in the use of fats, salt, and exercise compared to no counseling in children with a family history of CVD.
Why the study?
Does a family-based health education/counseling intervention improve health behaviors in children with a familial history of cardiovascular diseases?
Does a family-based health education/counseling intervention improve health behaviors in children with a familial history of cardiovascular diseases?
A family-based health education and counseling intervention can produce positive effects on diet, nutrition, and exercise in children with a family history of cardiovascular disease.
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May support family-based counseling for behavior change in high-risk children; hypothesis-generating and requires RCT confirmation.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the effects of a controlled family-based health education/counseling intervention on health behaviors of children with a familial history of cardiovascular diseases (FH-CVDs). METHODS: The intervention group (IG, n=432) received 5 counseling sessions. The control groups 1 (CG1, n=200) and 2 (CG2, n=423) received no counseling. Outcome measures comprised changes in diet, exercise, and cigarette smoking. RESULTS: The changes in the use of fats and salt, and in exercise, were more favorable in IG than in CG1 and/or CG2. CONCLUSION: Health education/counseling produced positive effects on diet and nutrition in particular and in part in exercise.
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Salminen et al. (2005) studied Children with a familial history of cardiovascular diseases (n=1,055). Family-based health education/counseling vs. No counseling was evaluated on Changes in diet, exercise, and cigarette smoking. A family-based health education and counseling intervention produced more favorable changes in the use of fats, salt, and exercise compared to no counseling in children with a family history of CVD.
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